Compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of a gene from the ebola

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/908,793, filed Mar. 29, 2007. The entire contents of this provisional application are hereby incorporated by reference in the present application.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

The work described herein was carried out, at least in part, using funds from the United States government under contract number HHSN266200600012C, ADB N01-AI-60012, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health/Department of Health and Human Services (NIAID/NIH/DHHS). The government may therefore have certain rights in the invention.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), and its use in mediating RNA interference to inhibit the expression of one of the genes of the Ebola virus and the use of the dsRNA to treat pathological processes mediated by Ebola infection, such as systemic hemorrhage and multi-organ failure.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Ebola Virus

Minus-strand (−) RNA viruses are major causes of human suffering that cause epidemics of serious human illness. In humans the diseases caused by these viruses include influenza (Orthomyxoviridae), mumps, measles, upper and lower respiratory tract disease (Paramyxoviridae), rabies (Rhabdoviridae), hemorrhagic fever (Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae), encephalitis (Bunyaviridae) and neurological illness (Bomaviridae). Virtually the entire human population is thought to be infected by many of these viruses.

The Ebola virus comes from the Filoviridae family, similar to the Marburg virus. It is named after the Ebola River in Zaire, Africa, near where the first outbreak was noted by Dr. Ngoy Mushola in 1976 after a significant outbreaks in both Yambuku, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Nzara, in western Sudan. Of 602 identified cases, there were 397 deaths.

The two strains identified in 1976 were named Ebola-Zaire (EBO-Z) and Ebola-Sudan (EBO-S). The outbreak in Sudan showed a lower fatality rate—50%—compared to the 90% mortality rate of the Zaire strain. In 1990, a second, similar virus was identified in Reston, Va. amongst monkeys imported from the Philippines, and was named Ebola-Reston.

Further outbreaks have occurred in Zaire/Congo (1995 and 2003), Gabon (1994, 1995 and 1996), and in Uganda (2000). A new subtype was identified from a single human case in the Côte d'Ivoire in 1994, EBO-CI.

Of around 1500 identified human Ebola infections, two-thirds of the patients have died. The animal (or other) reservoir which sustains the virus between outbreaks has not been identified.

Among humans, the Ebola virus is transmitted by direct contact with infected body fluids such as blood.

The incubation period of Ebola hemorrhagic fever varies from two days to four weeks. Symptoms are variable too, but the onset is usually sudden and characterised by high fever, prostration, myalgia, arthralgia, abdominal pains and headache. These symptoms progress to vomiting, diarrhea, oropharyngeal lesions, conjunctivitis, organ damage (notably the kidney and liver) by co-localized necrosis, proteinuria, and bleeding both internal and external, commonly through the gastrointestinal tract. Death or recovery to convalescence occurs within six to ten days of onset of symptomology.

The development of a successful therapeutic for Ebola virus is a long-sought and seemingly difficult endeavor. Although they cause only a few hundred deaths worldwide each year, filoviruses are considered a significant world health threat and have many of the characteristics commonly associated with biological weapons since they can be grown in large quantities, can be fairly stable, are highly infectious as an aerosol, and are exceptionally deadly. Filoviruses are relatively simple viruses of 19 Kb genomes and consist of seven genes which encode nucleoprotein (NP), glycoprotein (GP), four smaller viral proteins (VP24, VP30, VP35 and VP40), and the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (L protein) all in a single strand of negative-sensed RNA. Administration of type I interferons, therapeutic vaccines, immune globulins, ribavirin, and other nucleoside analogues have been somewhat successful in rodent Ebola virus models, but not in nonhuman primate infection models.

In view of the severity of the diseases caused by (−) RNA viruses, in particular members of the Filoviridae family of viruses, and the lack of effective prevention or therapies, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide therapeutic compounds and methods for treating a host infected with a (−) RNA virus.

siRNA

Double-stranded RNA molecules (dsRNA) have been shown to block gene expression in a highly conserved regulatory mechanism known as RNA interference (RNAi). WO 99/32619 (Fire et al.) discloses the use of a dsRNA of at least 25 nucleotides in length to inhibit the expression of genes in C. elegans. dsRNA has also been shown to degrade target RNA in other organisms, including plants (see, e.g., WO 99/53050, Waterhouse et al.; and WO 99/61631, Heifetz et al.), Drosophila (see, e.g., Yang, D., et al., Curr. Biol. (2000) 10:1191-1200), and mammals (see WO 00/44895, Limmer; and DE 101 00 586.5, Kreutzer et al.). This natural mechanism has now become the focus for the development of a new class of pharmaceutical agents for treating disorders that are caused by the aberrant or unwanted regulation of a gene.

Recent reports have indicated that in vitro, RNAi may show some promising in reducing Ebola replication and providing protection in guinea pigs (Geisbert, et al., The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 193 (2006), 1650-1657). However, the RNAi agents examined were not designed against all known Ebola strains and were not selected for stability and other properties needed for in vivo therapeutic RNAi agents. Accordingly, despite significant advances in the field of RNAi, there remains a need for an agent that can selectively and efficiently silence a gene in the Ebola virus using the cell's own RNAi machinery that has both high biological activity and in vivo stability, and that can effectively inhibit replication of the Ebola virus for use in treating pathological processes mediated by Ebola infection.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), as well as compositions and methods for inhibiting the expression of the Ebola virus in a cell or mammal using such dsRNA. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating pathological conditions and diseases caused by Ebola viral infection, such as systemic hemorrhage and multi-organ failure. The dsRNA featured in the invention includes an RNA strand (the antisense strand) having a region which is less than 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-24 nucleotides in length, and is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA transcript of a gene from the Ebola virus.

In one embodiment, the invention provides dsRNA molecules for inhibiting the expression of a gene of the Ebola virus and viral replication. The dsRNA comprises at least two sequences that are complementary to each other. The dsRNA comprises a sense strand comprising a first sequence and an antisense strand comprising a second sequence. The antisense strand comprises a nucleotide sequence which is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA encoded by a gene from the Ebola virus, and the region of complementarity is less than 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-24 nucleotides in length. The dsRNA, upon contact with a cell infected with the Ebola virus, inhibits the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus by at least 40%.

For example, the dsRNA molecules of the invention can include a first sequence of the dsRNA that is selected from the group consisting of the sense sequences of Table 2 and the second sequence selected from the group consisting of the antisense sequences of Table 2. The dsRNA molecules featured in the invention can include naturally occurring nucleotides or can include at least one modified nucleotide, such as a 2′-O-methyl modified nucleotide, a nucleotide comprising a 5′-phosphorothioate group, and a terminal nucleotide linked to a cholesteryl derivative. Alternatively, the modified nucleotide may be chosen from the group of: a 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro modified nucleotide, a 2′-deoxy-modified nucleotide, a locked nucleotide, an abasic nucleotide, 2′-amino-modified nucleotide, 2′-alkyl-modified nucleotide, morpholino nucleotide, a phosphoramidate, and a non-natural base comprising nucleotide. Generally, such modified sequence will be based on a first sequence of said dsRNA selected from the group consisting of the sense sequences of Table 2 and a second sequence selected from the group consisting of the antisense sequences of Table 2.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a cell having a dsRNA of the invention. The cell is generally a mammalian cell, such as a human cell.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the replication of the Ebola virus in an organism, generally a human subject. The composition includes one or more of the dsRNA of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or delivery vehicle.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for inhibiting the expression of a gene in the Ebola virus in a cell, including the following steps:

-   -   (a) introducing into the cell a double-stranded ribonucleic acid         (dsRNA), wherein the dsRNA includes at least two sequences that         are complementary to each other. The dsRNA includes a sense         strand having a first sequence and an antisense strand having a         second sequence. The antisense strand includes a region of         complementarity which is substantially complementary to at least         a part of an mRNA encoded by the Ebola virus, and wherein the         region of complementarity is less than 30 nucleotides in length,         generally 19-24 nucleotides in length, and optionally, wherein         the dsRNA, upon contact with a cell infected with the Ebola         virus, inhibits expression of a gene from the Ebola virus by at         least 40%, such as in an assay described herein (e.g., a         fluorscence-based assay); and     -   (b) maintaining the cell produced in step (a) for a time         sufficient to obtain degradation of the mRNA transcript of a         Ebola gene, thereby inhibiting expression of a gene from the         Ebola virus in the cell.

In another embodiment, the invention provides methods for treating, preventing or managing pathological processes mediated by Ebola infection, such as systemic hemorrhage and multi-organ failure, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment, prevention or management a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of one or more of the dsRNAs of the invention.

In another embodiment, the invention provides vectors for inhibiting the expression of a gene of the Ebola virus in a cell, comprising a regulatory sequence operably linked to a nucleotide sequence that encodes at least one strand of a dsRNA of the invention.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a cell comprising a vector for inhibiting the expression of a gene of the Ebola virus in a cell. The vector comprises a regulatory sequence operably linked to a nucleotide sequence that encodes at least one strand of a dsRNA of the invention.

In one aspect, the invention provides for a method of increasing the life-span of a subject (e.g., a mammal, such as a human or nonhuman primate) infected with an Ebola virus. The method includes administering a dsRNA to the subject, where the dsRNA includes an antisense RNA strand having a region which is less than 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-24 nucleotides in length, and is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA transcript of a gene from the Ebola virus. The dsRNA is administered in an amount sufficient to increase the lifespan of the subject. In one embodiment, the dsRNA includes an antisense RNA strand having a region that is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA transcript of a gene selected from the VP30, VP35, NP, L, VP24, VP40 and GP genes. In a preferred embodiment, the dsRNA includes an antisense RNA strand having a region that is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA transcript of the VP35 gene. In some embodiments, the subject does not experience a decrease in one or both of lymphocyte or platelet count after administration of the dsRNA. In other embodiments, the subject does not experience an increase in cytokine levels (e.g., IFN-alpha or TNF-alpha levels).

In another aspect, the invention features a method of decreasing viral titre in a subject (e.g., a mammal, such as a human or nonhuman primate) infected with an Ebola virus. The method includes administering a dsRNA to the subject, where the dsRNA includes an antisense RNA strand having a region which is less than 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-24 nucleotides in length, and is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA transcript of a gene from the Ebola virus. In one embodiment, the dsRNA includes an antisense RNA strand having a region that is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA transcript of the VP35 gene. In another embodiment, the subject does not experience a decrease in one or both of lymphocyte or platelet count after administration of the dsRNA. In other embodiments, the subject does not experience an increase in cytokine levels (e.g., IFN-alpha or TNF-alpha levels).

In another aspect, the invention features a method of sustaining lymphocyte or platelet count in a mammal (e.g., a human or nonhuman primate) infected with an Ebola virus. The method includes administering a dsRNA to the subject, where the dsRNA includes an antisense RNA strand having a region which is less than 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-24 nucleotides in length, and is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA transcript of a gene from the Ebola virus. In one embodiment, the dsRNA includes an antisense RNA strand having a region that is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA transcript of the VP35 gene. In other embodiments, the subject does not experience an increase in cytokine levels (e.g., IFN-alpha or TNF-alpha levels).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a graph showing that siRNAs formulated with lipidoid LNP01 protected mice from a lethal Ebola virus challenge.

FIG. 2 is a graph showing that a single injection of a liposomally formulated siRNA delivered by ip or iv protected mice from a lethal Ebola challenge. VP35 siRNA was AD-11570

FIG. 3 is the structure of NP98 lipid.

FIG. 4 is a graph showing that siRNAs formulated with DODMA protected mice from a lethal Ebola virus challenge.

FIG. 5 is a graph showing that siRNAs formulated with DODMA were effective down to 0.04 mg/kg to protect mice injected with Ebola.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing that siRNAs formulated with DODMA were effective to protect guinea pigs from a lethal Ebola virus challenge.

FIG. 7 is a graph showing the efficacy of siRNAs against different Ebola genes formulated with DODMA in a guinea pig model of Ebola.

FIG. 8 is a graph presenting the observed decrease in viral titers in the serum of mice following administration of LNP01-formulated VP35 siRNA.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), as well as compositions and methods for inhibiting the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus in a cell or mammal using the dsRNA. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating pathological conditions and diseases in a mammal caused by Ebola infection using dsRNA. dsRNA directs the sequence-specific degradation of mRNA through a process known as RNA interference (RNAi).

The dsRNA of the invention comprises an RNA strand (the antisense strand) having a region which is less than 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-24 nucleotides in length, and is substantially complementary to at least part of an mRNA transcript of a gene from the Ebola virus. The use of these dsRNAs enables the targeted degradation of mRNAs of genes that are implicated in replication and or maintenance of Ebola infection and the occurrence of systemic hemorrhage and multi-organ failure in a subject infected with the Ebola virus. Using cell-based and animal assays, the present inventors have demonstrated that very low dosages of these dsRNA can specifically and efficiently mediate RNAi, resulting in significant inhibition of expression of a gene from the Ebola virus. Thus, the methods and compositions of the invention comprising these dsRNAs are useful for treating pathological processes mediated by Ebolaviral infection by targeting a gene involved in Ebola relication and/or maintenance in a cell.

The following detailed description discloses how to make and use the dsRNA and compositions containing dsRNA to inhibit the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus, as well as compositions and methods for treating diseases and disorders caused by the infection with the Ebola virus, such as systemic hemorrhage and multi-organ failure. The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention comprise a dsRNA having an antisense strand comprising a region of complementarity which is less than 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-24 nucleotides in length, and is substantially complementary to at least part of an RNA transcript of a gene from the Ebola virus, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Accordingly, certain aspects of the invention provide pharmaceutical compositions comprising the dsRNA of the invention together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, methods of using the compositions to inhibit expression of a gene in a gene from the Ebola virus, and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions to treat diseases caused by infection with the Ebola virus.

I. DEFINITIONS

For convenience, the meaning of certain terms and phrases used in the specification, examples, and appended claims, are provided below. If there is an apparent discrepancy between the usage of a term in other parts of this specification and its definition provided in this section, the definition in this section shall prevail.

“G,” “C,” “A” and “U” each generally stand for a nucleotide that contains guanine, cytosine, adenine, and uracil as a base, respectively. However, it will be understood that the term “ribonucleotide” or “nucleotide” can also refer to a modified nucleotide, as further detailed below, or a surrogate replacement moiety. The skilled person is well aware that guanine, cytosine, adenine, and uracil may be replaced by other moieties without substantially altering the base pairing properties of an oligonucleotide comprising a nucleotide bearing such replacement moiety. For example, without limitation, a nucleotide comprising inosine as its base may base pair with nucleotides containing adenine, cytosine, or uracil. Hence, nucleotides containing uracil, guanine, or adenine may be replaced in the nucleotide sequences of the invention by a nucleotide containing, for example, inosine. Sequences comprising such replacement moieties are embodiments of the invention.

As used herein, “Ebola viruses”, are members of the family Filoviridae, are associated with outbreaks of highly lethal hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates. Human pathogens include Ebola Zaire, Ebola Sudan, and Ebola Ivory Coast. Ebola Reston is a monkey pathogen and is not considered a significant human pathogen. The natural reservoir of the virus is unknown and there are currently no available vaccines or effective therapeutic treatments for filovirus infections. The genome of Ebola virus consists of a single strand of negative sense RNA that is approximately 19 kb in length. This RNA contains seven sequentially arranged genes that produce 8 mRNAs upon infection. Ebola virions, like virions of other filoviruses, contain seven proteins: a surface glycoprotein (GP), a nucleoprotein (NP), four virion structural proteins (VP40, VP35, VP30, and VP24), and an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (L) (Feldmann et al. (1992) Virus Res. 24, 1-19; Sanchez et al., (1993) Virus Res. 29, 215-240; reviewed in Peters et al. (1996) In Fields Viroloqy, Third ed. pp. 1161-1176. Fields, B. N., Knipe, D. M., Howley, P. M., et al. eds. Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia). The glycoprotein of Ebola virus is unusual in that it is encoded in two open reading frames. Transcriptional editing is needed to express the transmembrane form that is incorporated into the virion (Sanchez et al. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93, 3602-3607; Volchkov et al, (1995) Virology 214, 421-430).

As used herein, “target sequence” refers to a contiguous portion of the nucleotide sequence of an mRNA molecule formed during the transcription of a gene from the Ebola virus, including mRNA that is a product of RNA processing of a primary transcription product.

As used herein, the term “strand comprising a sequence” refers to an oligonucleotide comprising a chain of nucleotides that is described by the sequence referred to using the standard nucleotide nomenclature.

As used herein, and unless otherwise indicated, the term “complementary,” when used to describe a first nucleotide sequence in relation to a second nucleotide sequence, refers to the ability of an oligonucleotide or polynucleotide comprising the first nucleotide sequence to hybridize and form a duplex structure under certain conditions with an oligonucleotide or polynucleotide comprising the second nucleotide sequence, as will be understood by the skilled person. Such conditions can, for example, be stringent conditions, where stringent conditions may include: 400 mM NaCl, 40 mM PIPES pH 6.4, 1 mM EDTA, 50° C. or 70° C. for 12-16 hours followed by washing. Other conditions, such as physiologically relevant conditions as may be encountered inside an organism, can apply. The skilled person will be able to determine the set of conditions most appropriate for a test of complementarity of two sequences in accordance with the ultimate application of the hybridized nucleotides.

This includes base-pairing of the oligonucleotide or polynucleotide comprising the first nucleotide sequence to the oligonucleotide or polynucleotide comprising the second nucleotide sequence over the entire length of the first and second nucleotide sequence. Such sequences can be referred to as “fully complementary” with respect to each other herein. However, where a first sequence is referred to as “substantially complementary” with respect to a second sequence herein, the two sequences can be fully complementary, or they may form one or more, but generally not more than 4, 3 or 2 mismatched base pairs upon hybridization, while retaining the ability to hybridize under the conditions most relevant to their ultimate application. However, where two oligonucleotides are designed to form, upon hybridization, one or more single stranded overhangs, such overhangs shall not be regarded as mismatches with regard to the determination of complementarity. For example, a dsRNA comprising one oligonucleotide 21 nucleotides in length and another oligonucleotide 23 nucleotides in length, wherein the longer oligonucleotide comprises a sequence of 21 nucleotides that is fully complementary to the shorter oligonucleotide, may yet be referred to as “fully complementary” for the purposes of the invention.

“Complementary” sequences, as used herein, may also include, or be formed entirely from, non-Watson-Crick base pairs and/or base pairs formed from non-natural and modified nucleotides, in as far as the above requirements with respect to their ability to hybridize are fulfilled.

The terms “complementary”, “fully complementary” and “substantially complementary” herein may be used with respect to the base matching between the sense strand and the antisense strand of a dsRNA, or between the antisense strand of a dsRNA and a target sequence, as will be understood from the context of their use.

As used herein, a polynucleotide which is “substantially complementary to at least part of” a messenger RNA (mRNA) refers to a polynucleotide which is substantially complementary to a contiguous portion of the mRNA of interest (e.g., encoding Ebola). For example, a polynucleotide is complementary to at least a part of a Ebola mRNA if the sequence is substantially complementary to a non-interrupted portion of a mRNA encoding Ebola.

The term “double-stranded RNA” or “dsRNA,” as used herein, refers to a complex of ribonucleic acid molecules, having a duplex structure comprising two anti-parallel and substantially complementary, as defined above, nucleic acid strands. The two strands forming the duplex structure may be different portions of one larger RNA molecule, or they may be separate RNA molecules. Where the two strands are part of one larger molecule, and therefore are connected by an uninterrupted chain of nucleotides between the 3′-end of one strand and the 5′ end of the respective other strand forming the duplex structure, the connecting RNA chain is referred to as a “hairpin loop”. Where the two strands are connected covalently by means other than an uninterrupted chain of nucleotides between the 3′-end of one strand and the 5′ end of the respective other strand forming the duplex structure, the connecting structure is referred to as a “linker”. The RNA strands may have the same or a different number of nucleotides. The maximum number of base pairs is the number of nucleotides in the shortest strand of the dsRNA minus any overhangs that are present in the duplex. In addition to the duplex structure, a dsRNA may comprise one or more nucleotide overhangs. dsRNAs as used herein are also referred to as “siRNAs” (short interfering RNAs).

As used herein, a “nucleotide overhang” refers to the unpaired nucleotide or nucleotides that protrude from the duplex structure of a dsRNA when a 3′-end of one strand of the dsRNA extends beyond the 5′-end of the other strand, or vice versa. “Blunt” or “blunt end” means that there are no unpaired nucleotides at that end of the dsRNA, i.e., no nucleotide overhang. A “blunt ended” dsRNA is a dsRNA that is double-stranded over its entire length, i.e., no nucleotide overhang at either end of the molecule.

The term “antisense strand” refers to the strand of a dsRNA which includes a region that is substantially complementary to a target sequence. As used herein, the term “region of complementarity” refers to the region on the antisense strand that is substantially complementary to a sequence, for example a target sequence, as defined herein. Where the region of complementarity is not fully complementary to the target sequence, the mismatches are most tolerated in the terminal regions and, if present, are generally in a terminal region or regions, e.g., within 6, 5, 4, 3, or 2 nucleotides of the 5′ and/or 3′ terminus.

The term “sense strand,” as used herein, refers to the strand of a dsRNA that includes a region that is substantially complementary to a region of the antisense strand.

“Introducing into a cell”, when referring to a dsRNA, means facilitating uptake or absorption into the cell, as is understood by those skilled in the art. Absorption or uptake of dsRNA can occur through unaided diffusive or active cellular processes, or by auxiliary agents or devices. The meaning of this term is not limited to cells in vitro; a dsRNA may also be “introduced into a cell”, wherein the cell is part of a living organism. In such instance, introduction into the cell will include the delivery to the organism. For example, for in vivo delivery, dsRNA can be injected into a tissue site or administered systemically. In vitro introduction into a cell includes methods known in the art such as electroporation and lipofection.

The terms “silence” and “inhibit the expression of”, in as far as they refer to a gene from the Ebola virus, herein refer to the at least partial suppression of the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus, as manifested by a reduction of the amount of mRNA transcribed from a gene from the Ebola virus which may be isolated from a first cell or group of cells in which a gene from the Ebola virus is transcribed and which has or have been treated such that the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus is inhibited, as compared to a second cell or group of cells substantially identical to the first cell or group of cells but which has or have not been so treated (control cells). The degree of inhibition is usually expressed in terms of

${\frac{\left( {{mRNA}\mspace{14mu} {in}\mspace{14mu} {control}\mspace{14mu} {cells}} \right) - \left( {{mRNA}\mspace{14mu} {in}\mspace{14mu} {treated}\mspace{14mu} {cells}} \right)}{\left( {{mRNA}\mspace{14mu} {in}\mspace{14mu} {control}\mspace{14mu} {cells}} \right)} \cdot 100}\%$

Alternatively, the degree of inhibition may be given in terms of a reduction of a parameter that is functionally linked to Ebola genome transcription, e.g. the amount of protein encoded by a gene from the Ebola virus, or the number of cells displaying a certain phenotype, e.g infection with the Ebola virus. In principle, Ebola genome silencing may be determined in any cell expressing the target, either constitutively or by genomic engineering, and by any appropriate assay. However, when a reference is needed in order to determine whether a given dsRNA inhibits the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus by a certain degree and therefore is encompassed by the instant invention, the assay provided in the Examples below shall serve as such reference.

For example, in certain instances, expression of a gene from the Ebola virus is suppressed by at least about 20%, 25%, 35%, or 50% by administration of the double-stranded oligonucleotide of the invention. In some embodiment, a gene from the Ebola virus is suppressed by at least about 60%, 70%, or 80% by administration of the double-stranded oligonucleotide of the invention. In some embodiments, a gene from the Ebola virus is suppressed by at least about 85%, 90%, or 95% by administration of the double-stranded oligonucleotide of the invention.

As used herein in the context of Ebola expression, the terms “treat”, “treatment”, and the like, refer to relief from or alleviation of pathological processes mediated by Ebola infection. In the context of the present invention insofar as it relates to any of the other conditions recited herein below (other than pathological processes mediated by Ebola expression), the terms “treat”, “treatment”, and the like mean to relieve or alleviate at least one symptom associated with such condition, or to slow or reverse the progression of such condition, or to reduce the amount of virus present in the infected subject.

As used herein, the phrases “therapeutically effective amount” and “prophylactically effective amount” refer to an amount that provides a therapeutic benefit in the treatment, prevention, or management of pathological processes mediated by Ebola infection or an overt symptom of pathological processes mediated by Ebola expression or the amount virus present in the patient. The specific amount that is therapeutically effective can be readily determined by ordinary medical practitioner, and may vary depending on factors known in the art, such as, e.g. the type of pathological processes mediated by Ebola infection, the patient's history and age, the stage of pathological processes mediated by Ebola infection, and the administration of other anti-pathological processes mediated by Ebola infection.

As used herein, a “pharmaceutical composition” comprises a pharmacologically effective amount of a dsRNA and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. As used herein, “pharmacologically effective amount,” “therapeutically effective amount” or simply “effective amount” refers to that amount of an RNA effective to produce the intended pharmacological, therapeutic or preventive result. For example, if a given clinical treatment is considered effective when there is at least a 25% reduction in a measurable parameter associated with a disease or disorder, a therapeutically effective amount of a drug for the treatment of that disease or disorder is the amount necessary to effect at least a 25% reduction in that parameter. Further, the pharmaceutical composition can be designed to enhance targeting cells involved in Ebola infection such as dendritic cells, macrophages, hepatocytes, and other parenchymal cells.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” refers to a carrier for administration of a therapeutic agent. Such carriers include, but are not limited to, saline, buffered saline, dextrose, water, glycerol, ethanol, and combinations thereof. The term specifically excludes cell culture medium. For drugs administered orally, pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include, but are not limited to pharmaceutically acceptable excipients such as inert diluents, disintegrating agents, binding agents, lubricating agents, sweetening agents, flavoring agents, coloring agents and preservatives. Suitable inert diluents include sodium and calcium carbonate, sodium and calcium phosphate, and lactose, while corn starch and alginic acid are suitable disintegrating agents. Binding agents may include starch and gelatin, while the lubricating agent, if present, will generally be magnesium stearate, stearic acid or talc. If desired, the tablets may be coated with a material such as glyceryl monostearate or glyceryl distearate, to delay absorption in the gastrointestinal tract.

As used herein, a “transformed cell” is a cell into which a vector has been introduced from which a dsRNA molecule may be expressed.

II. DOUBLE-STRANDED RIBONUCLEIC ACID (DSRNA)

In one embodiment, the invention provides double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) molecules for inhibiting the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus in a cell or mammal, wherein the dsRNA comprises an antisense strand comprising a region of complementarity which is complementary to at least a part of an mRNA formed in the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus, and wherein the region of complementarity is less than 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-24 nucleotides in length, and wherein said dsRNA, upon contact with a cell expressing the gene from the Ebola virus, inhibits the expression of the Ebola virus gene by at least 40%.

The dsRNA comprises two RNA strands that are sufficiently complementary to hybridize to form a duplex structure. One strand of the dsRNA (the antisense strand) comprises a region of complementarity that is substantially complementary, and generally fully complementary, to a target sequence, derived from the sequence of an mRNA formed during the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus, the other strand (the sense strand) comprises a region which is complementary to the antisense strand, such that the two strands hybridize and form a duplex structure when combined under suitable conditions. Generally, the duplex structure is between 15 and 30, more generally between 18 and 25, yet more generally between 19 and 24, and most generally between 19 and 21 base pairs in length. Similarly, the region of complementarity to the target sequence is between 15 and 30, more generally between 18 and 25, yet more generally between 19 and 24, and most generally between 19 and 21 nucleotides in length. The dsRNA of the invention may further comprise one or more single-stranded nucleotide overhang(s).

The dsRNA can be synthesized by standard methods known in the art as further discussed below, e.g., by use of an automated DNA synthesizer, such as are commercially available from, for example, Biosearch, Applied Biosystems, Inc. In one embodiment, a gene from the Ebola virus is the from human Ebola genome. In specific embodiments, the antisense strand of the dsRNA comprises the sense sequences of Table 2 and the second sequence is selected from the group consisting of the antisense sequences of Table 2. Alternative antisense agents that target elsewhere in the target sequence provided in Table 2 can readily be determined using the target sequence and the flanking Ebola sequence.

In further embodiments, the dsRNA comprises at least one nucleotide sequence selected from the groups of sequences provided in Table 2. In other embodiments, the dsRNA comprises at least two sequences selected from this group, wherein one of the at least two sequences is complementary to another of the at least two sequences, and one of the at least two sequences is substantially complementary to a sequence of an mRNA generated in the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus. Generally, the dsRNA comprises two oligonucleotides, wherein one oligonucleotide is described as the sense strand in Table 2 and the second oligonucleotide is described as the antisense strand in Table 2

The skilled person is well aware that dsRNAs comprising a duplex structure of between 20 and 23, but specifically 21, base pairs have been hailed as particularly effective in inducing RNA interference (Elbashir et al., EMBO 2001, 20:6877-6888). However, others have found that shorter or longer dsRNAs can be effective as well. In the embodiments described above, by virtue of the nature of the oligonucleotide sequences provided in Table 2, the dsRNAs of the invention can comprise at least one strand of a length of minimally 21 nucleotides. It can be reasonably expected that shorter dsRNAs comprising one of the sequences of Table 2 minus only a few nucleotides on one or both ends may be similarly effective as compared to the dsRNAs described above. Hence, dsRNAs comprising a partial sequence of at least 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, or more contiguous nucleotides from one of the sequences of Table 2, and differing in their ability to inhibit the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus in a FACS assay as described herein below by not more than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30% inhibition from a dsRNA comprising the full sequence, are contemplated by the invention. Further dsRNAs that cleave within the target sequence provided in Table 2 can readily be made using the Ebola virus sequence and the target sequence provided.

In addition, the RNAi agents provided in Table 2 identify a site in the Ebola virus mRNA that is susceptible to RNAi based cleavage. As such the present invention further includes RNAi agents that target within the sequence targeted by one of the agents of the present invention. As used herein a second RNAi agent is said to target within the sequence of a first RNAi agent if the second RNAi agent cleaves the message anywhere within the mRNA that is complementary to the antisense strand of the first RNAi agent. Such a second agent will generally consist of at least 15 contiguous nucleotides from one of the sequences provided in Table 2 coupled to additional nucleotide sequences taken from the region contiguous to the selected sequence in a gene from the Ebola virus. For example, the last 15 nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:1 combined with the next 6 nucleotides from the target Ebola genome produces a single strand agent of 21 nucleotides that is based on one of the sequences provided in Table 2.

The dsRNA of the invention can contain one or more mismatches to the target sequence. In one embodiment, the dsRNA of the invention contains no more than 3 mismatches. If the antisense strand of the dsRNA contains mismatches to a target sequence, it is preferable that the area of mismatch not be located in the center of the region of complementarity. If the antisense strand of the dsRNA contains mismatches to the target sequence, it is preferable that the mismatch be restricted to 5 nucleotides from either end, for example 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 nucleotide from either the 5′ or 3′ end of the region of complementarity. For example, for a 23 nucleotide dsRNA strand which is complementary to a region of a gene from the Ebola virus, the dsRNA generally does not contain any mismatch within the central 13 nucleotides. The methods described within the invention can be used to determine whether a dsRNA containing a mismatch to a target sequence is effective in inhibiting the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus. Consideration of the efficacy of dsRNAs with mismatches in inhibiting expression of a gene from the Ebola virus is important, especially if the particular region of complementarity in a gene from the Ebola virus is known to have polymorphic sequence variation within the population.

In one embodiment, at least one end of the dsRNA has a single-stranded nucleotide overhang of 1 to 4, generally 1 or 2 nucleotides. dsRNAs having at least one nucleotide overhang have unexpectedly superior inhibitory properties than their blunt-ended counterparts. Moreover, the present inventors have discovered that the presence of only one nucleotide overhang strengthens the interference activity of the dsRNA, without affecting its overall stability. dsRNA having only one overhang has proven particularly stable and effective in vivo, as well as in a variety of cells, cell culture mediums, blood, and serum. Generally, the single-stranded overhang is located at the 3′-terminal end of the antisense strand or, alternatively, at the 3′-terminal end of the sense strand. The dsRNA may also have a blunt end, generally located at the 5′-end of the antisense strand. Such dsRNAs have improved stability and inhibitory activity, thus allowing administration at low dosages, i.e., less than 5 mg/kg body weight of the recipient per day. Generally, the antisense strand of the dsRNA has a nucleotide overhang at the 3′-end, and the 5′-end is blunt. In another embodiment, one or more of the nucleotides in the overhang is replaced with a nucleoside thiophosphate.

In yet another embodiment, the dsRNA is chemically modified to enhance stability. The nucleic acids of the invention may be synthesized and/or modified by methods well established in the art, such as those described in “Current protocols in nucleic acid chemistry”, Beaucage, S. L. et al. (Edrs.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., USA, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Specific examples of dsRNA compounds useful in this invention include dsRNAs containing modified backbones or no natural internucleoside linkages. As defined in this specification, dsRNAs having modified backbones include those that retain a phosphorus atom in the backbone and those that do not have a phosphorus atom in the backbone. For the purposes of this specification, and as sometimes referenced in the art, modified dsRNAs that do not have a phosphorus atom in their internucleoside backbone can also be considered to be oligonucleosides.

Preferred modified dsRNA backbones include, for example, phosphorothioates, chiral phosphorothioates, phosphorodithioates, phosphotriesters, aminoalkylphosphotriesters, methyl and other alkyl phosphonates including 3′-alkylene phosphonates and chiral phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphoramidates including 3′-amino phosphoramidate and aminoalkylphosphoramidates, thionophosphoramidates, thionoalkylphosphonates, thionoalkylphosphotriesters, and boranophosphates having normal 3′-5′ linkages, 2′-5′ linked analogs of these, and those) having inverted polarity wherein the adjacent pairs of nucleoside units are linked 3′-5′ to 5′-3′ or 2′-5′ to 5′-2′. Various salts, mixed salts and free acid forms are also included.

Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of the above phosphorus-containing linkages include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,687,808; 4,469,863; 4,476,301; 5,023,243; 5,177,195; 5,188,897; 5,264,423; 5,276,019; 5,278,302; 5,286,717; 5,321,131; 5,399,676; 5,405,939; 5,453,496; 5,455,233; 5,466,677; 5,476,925; 5,519,126; 5,536,821; 5,541,316; 5,550,111; 5,563,253; 5,571,799; 5,587,361; and 5,625,050, each of which is herein incorporated by reference

Preferred modified dsRNA backbones that do not include a phosphorus atom therein have backbones that are formed by short chain alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, mixed heteroatoms and alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, or ore or more short chain heteroatomic or heterocyclic internucleoside linkages. These include those having morpholino linkages (formed in part from the sugar portion of a nucleoside); siloxane backbones; sulfide, sulfoxide and sulfone backbones; formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; methylene formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; alkene containing backbones; sulfamate backbones; methyleneimino and methylenehydrazino backbones; sulfonate and sulfonamide backbones; amide backbones; and others having mixed N, O, S and CH2 component parts.

Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of the above oligonucleosides include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,034,506; 5,166,315; 5,185,444; 5,214,134; 5,216,141; 5,235,033; 5,64,562; 5,264,564; 5,405,938; 5,434,257; 5,466,677; 5,470,967; 5,489,677; 5,541,307; 5,561,225; 5,596,086; 5,602,240; 5,608,046; 5,610,289; 5,618,704; 5,623,070; 5,663,312; 5,633,360; 5,677,437; and, 5,677,439, each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

In other certain dsRNA mimetics, both the sugar and the internucleoside linkage, i.e., the backbone, of the nucleotide units are replaced with novel groups. The base units are maintained for hybridization with an appropriate nucleic acid target compound. One such oligomeric compound, an dsRNA mimetic that has been shown to have excellent hybridization properties, is referred to as a peptide nucleic acid (PNA). In PNA compounds, the sugar backbone of an dsRNA is replaced with an amide containing backbone, in particular an aminoethylglycine backbone. The nucleobases are retained and are bound directly or indirectly to aza nitrogen atoms of the amide portion of the backbone. Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of PNA compounds include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,539,082; 5,714,331; and 5,719,262, each of which is herein incorporated by reference. Further teaching of PNA compounds can be found in Nielsen et al., Science, 1991, 254, 1497-1500.

Other embodiments featured in the invention include dsRNAs with phosphorothioate backbones and oligonucleosides with heteroatom backbones, and in particular —CH.sub.2-NH—CH.sub.2-, —CH.sub.2-N(CH.sub.3)-O—CH.sub.2-[known as a methylene (methylimino) or MMI backbone], —CH.sub.2-O—N(CH.sub.3)-CH.sub.2-, —CH.sub.2-N(CH.sub.3)-N(CH.sub.3)-CH.sub.2- and —N(CH.sub.3)-CH.sub.2-CH.sub.2-[wherein the native phosphodiester backbone is represented as —O—P—O—CH.sub.2-] of the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,677, and the amide backbones of the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,602,240. Also preferred are dsRNAs having morpholino backbone structures of the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,034,506.

Modified dsRNAs may also contain one or more substituted sugar moieties. In some embodiment, the dsRNAs include one of the following at the 2′ position: OH; F; O—, S—, or N-alkyl; O-, S-, or N-alkenyl; O—, S- or N-alkynyl; or O-alkyl-O-alkyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl may be substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alkyl or C.sub.2 to C.sub.10 alkenyl and alkynyl. Particularly preferred are O[(CH.sub.2).sub.nO].sub.mCH.sub.3, O(CH.sub.2).sub.nOCH.sub.3, O(CH.sub.2).sub.nNH.sub.2, O(CH.sub.2).sub.nCH.sub.3, O(CH.sub.2).sub.nONH.sub.2, and O(CH.sub.2).sub.nON[(CH.sub.2).sub.nCH.sub.3)].sub.2, where n and m are from 1 to about 10. Other preferred dsRNAs comprise one of the following at the 2′ position: C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, alkaryl, aralkyl, O-alkaryl or O-aralkyl, SH, SCH.sub.3, OCN, Cl, Br, CN, CF.sub.3, OCF.sub.3, SOCH.sub.3, SO.sub.2CH.sub.3, ONO.sub.2, NO.sub.2, N.sub.3, NH.sub.2, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkaryl, aminoalkylamino, polyalkylamino, substituted silyl, an RNA cleaving group, a reporter group, an intercalator, a group for improving the pharmacokinetic properties of an dsRNA, or a group for improving the pharmacodynamic properties of an dsRNA, and other substituents having similar properties. A preferred modification includes 2′-methoxyethoxy (2′-O—CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OCH.sub.3, also known as 2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl) or 2′-MOE) (Martin et al., Helv. Chim. Acta, 1995, 78, 486-504) i.e., an alkoxy-alkoxy group. A further preferred modification includes 2′-dimethylaminooxyethoxy, i.e., a O(CH.sub.2).sub.20N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 group, also known as 2′-DMAOE, as described in examples hereinbelow, and 2′-dimethylaminoethoxyethoxy (also known in the art as 2′-O-dimethylaminoethoxyethyl or 2′-DMAEOE), i.e., 2′-O—CH.sub.2-O—CH.sub.2-N(CH.sub.2).sub.2, also described in examples hereinbelow.

Other preferred modifications include 2′-methoxy (2′-OCH.sub.3), 2′-aminopropoxy (2′-OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2NH.sub.2) and 2′-fluoro (2′-F). Similar modifications may also be made at other positions on the dsRNA, particularly the 3′ position of the sugar on the 3′ terminal nucleotide or in 2′-5′ linked dsRNAs and the 5′ position of 5′ terminal nucleotide. DsRNAs may also have sugar mimetics such as cyclobutyl moieties in place of the pentofuranosyl sugar. Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of such modified sugar structures include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,981,957; 5,118,800; 5,319,080; 5,359,044; 5,393,878; 5,446,137; 5,466,786; 5,514,785; 5,519,134; 5,567,811; 5,576,427; 5,591,722; 5,597,909; 5,610,300; 5,627,053; 5,639,873; 5,646,265; 5,658,873; 5,670,633; and 5,700,920, certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

dsRNAs may also include nucleobase (often referred to in the art simply as “base”) modifications or substitutions. As used herein, “unmodified” or “natural” nucleobases include the purine bases adenine (A) and guanine (G), and the pyrimidine bases thymine (T), cytosine (C) and uracil (U). Modified nucleobases include other synthetic and natural nucleobases such as 5-methylcytosine (5-me-C), 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, 2-aminoadenine, 6-methyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-propyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-thiouracil, 2-thiothymine and 2-thiocytosine, 5-halouracil and cytosine, 5-propynyl uracil and cytosine, 6-azo uracil, cytosine and thymine, 5-uracil (pseudouracil), 4-thiouracil, 8-halo, 8-amino, 8-thiol, 8-thioalkyl, 8-hydroxyl anal other 8-substituted adenines and guanines, 5-halo, particularly 5-bromo, 5-trifluoromethyl and other 5-substituted uracils and cytosines, 7-methylguanine and 7-methyladenine, 8-azaguanine and 8-azaadenine, 7-deazaguanine and 7-daazaadenine and 3-deazaguanine and 3-deazaadenine. Further nucleobases include those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808, those disclosed in The Concise Encyclopedia Of Polymer Science And Engineering, pages 858-859, Kroschwitz, J. L, ed. John Wiley & Sons, 1990, these disclosed by Englisch et al., Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 1991, 30, 613, and those disclosed by Sanghvi, Y S., Chapter 15, DsRNA Research and Applications, pages 289-302, Crooke, S. T. and Lebleu, B., Ed., CRC Press, 1993. Certain of these nucleobases are particularly useful for increasing the binding affinity of the oligomeric compounds of the invention. These include 5-substituted pyrimidines, 6-azapyrimidines and N-2, N-6 and 0-6 substituted purines, including 2-aminopropyladenine, 5-propynyluracil and 5-propynylcytosine. 5-methylcytosine substitutions have been shown to increase nucleic acid duplex stability by 0.6-1.2.degree. C. (Sanghvi, Y. S., Crooke, S. T. and Lebleu, B., Eds., DsRNA Research and Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1993, pp. 276-278) and are presently preferred base substitutions, even more particularly when combined with 2′-O-methoxyethyl sugar modifications.

Other nucleotide substitutions, such as “Universal” bases can be incorporated into siRNA duplexes to increase the number of target sequences (or in this case, number of different Ebola strains) any particular siRNA might have complementarity to and activity against. Universal bases are non-canonical synthetic molecules that mimic structures of traditional nucleotides (the genetic building blocks of DNA and RNA). However, instead of selectively pairing according to Watson/Crick rules (A with T or U, C with G), universal bases ‘stack’ equally well with all natural bases. Incorporating universal bases into siRNAs may enable the siRNA to tolerate a mutation at that specific site in its target mRNA. Thus, by decreasing the need for absolute complementarity between siRNA and its mRNA target, universal-base containing siRNAs may be an approach to (1) prevent drug resistance caused by site-specific viral mutations and (2) create siRNAs able to be broadly reactive across viral species with similar, but not absolutely conserved, targets. Among the modifications that can be used as universal basaes are: 3-Nitropyrrole, 5-Nitroindole, Imidazole-4-Carboxamide, 2,4-difluorotoluoyl, and Inosine.

Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of certain of the above noted modified nucleobases as well as other modified nucleobases include, but are not limited to, the above noted U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808, as well as U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,845,205; 5,130,30; 5,134,066; 5,175,273; 5,367,066; 5,432,272; 5,457,187; 5,459,255; 5,484,908; 5,502,177; 5,525,711; 5,552,540; 5,587,469; 5,594,121, 5,596,091; 5,614,617; and 5,681,941, each of which is herein incorporated by reference, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,750,692, also herein incorporated by reference.

Another modification of the dsRNAs of the invention involves chemically linking to the dsRNA one or more moieties or conjugates which enhance the activity, cellular distribution or cellular uptake of the dsRNA. Such moieties include but are not limited to lipid moieties such as a cholesterol moiety (Letsinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acid. Sci. USA, 199, 86, 6553-6556), cholic acid (Manoharan et al., Biorg. Med. Chem. Let., 1994 4 1053-1060), a thioether, e.g., beryl-S-tritylthiol (Manoharan et al., Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1992, 660, 306-309; Manoharan et al., Biorg. Med. Chem. Let., 1993, 3, 2765-2770), a thiocholesterol (Oberhauser et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 1992, 20, 533-538), an aliphatic chain, e.g., dodecandiol or undecyl residues (Saison-Behmoaras et al., EMBO J, 1991, 10, 1111-1118; Kabanov et al., FEBS Lett., 1990, 259, 327-330; Svinarchuk et al., Biochimie, 1993, 75, 49-54), a phospholipid, e.g., di-hexadecyl-rac-glycerol or triethyl-ammonium 1,2-di-O-hexadecyl-rac-glycero-3-Hphosphonate (Manoharan et al., Tetrahedron Lett., 1995, 36, 3651-3654; Shea et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 1990, 18, 3777-3783), a polyamine or a polyethylene glycol chain (Manoharan et al., Nucleosides & Nucleotides, 1995, 14, 969-973), or adamantane acetic acid (Manoharan et al., Tetrahedron Lett., 1995, 36, 3651-3654), a palmityl moiety (Mishra et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1995, 1264, 229-237), or an octadecylamine or hexylamino-carbonyloxycholesterol moiety (Crooke et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 1996, 277, 923-937). Preferred conjugates will assist in targeting cells infected by Ebola virus such as dendritic cells and macrophages which are involved in early stages of infection and epatocytes and other parenchymal cells which are involved in later phases of the infection. Such conjugates include, but are not limited to, mannose and folate conjugates.

Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of such dsRNA conjugates include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,828,979; 4,948,882; 5,218,105; 5,525,465; 5,541,313; 5,545,730; 5,552,538; 5,578,717, 5,580,731; 5,591,584; 5,109,124; 5,118,802; 5,138,045; 5,414,077; 5,486,603; 5,512,439; 5,578,718; 5,608,046; 4,587,044; 4,605,735; 4,667,025; 4,762,779; 4,789,737; 4,824,941; 4,835,263; 4,876,335; 4,904,582; 4,958,013; 5,082,830; 5,112,963; 5,214,136; 5,082,830; 5,112,963; 5,214,136; 5,245,022; 5,254,469; 5,258,506; 5,262,536; 5,272,250; 5,292,873; 5,317,098; 5,371,241, 5,391,723; 5,416,203, 5,451,463; 5,510,475; 5,512,667; 5,514,785; 5,565,552; 5,567,810; 5,574,142; 5,585,481; 5,587,371; 5,595,726; 5,597,696; 5,599,923; 5,599,928 and 5,688,941, each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

It is not necessary for all positions in a given compound to be uniformly modified, and in fact more than one of the aforementioned modifications may be incorporated in a single compound or even at a single nucleoside within an dsRNA. The present invention also includes dsRNA compounds which are chimeric compounds. “Chimeric” dsRNA compounds or “chimeras,” in the context of this invention, are dsRNA compounds, particularly dsRNAs, which contain two or more chemically distinct regions, each made up of at least one monomer unit, i.e., a nucleotide in the case of an dsRNA compound. These dsRNAs typically contain at least one region wherein the dsRNA is modified so as to confer upon the dsRNA increased resistance to nuclease degradation, increased cellular uptake, and/or increased binding affinity for the target nucleic acid. An additional region of the dsRNA may serve as a substrate for enzymes capable of cleaving RNA:DNA or RNA:RNA hybrids. By way of example, RNase H is a cellular endonuclease which cleaves the RNA strand of an RNA:DNA duplex. Activation of RNase H, therefore, results in cleavage of the RNA target, thereby greatly enhancing the efficiency of dsRNA inhibition of gene expression. Consequently, comparable results can often be obtained with shorter dsRNAs when chimeric dsRNAs are used, compared to phosphorothioate deoxydsRNAs hybridizing to the same target region. Cleavage of the RNA target can be routinely detected by gel electrophoresis and, if necessary, associated nucleic acid hybridization techniques known in the art.

In certain instances, the dsRNA may be modified by a non-ligand group. A number of non-ligand molecules have been conjugated to dsRNAs in order to enhance the activity, cellular distribution or cellular uptake of the dsRNA, and procedures for performing such conjugations are available in the scientific literature. Such non-ligand moieties have included lipid moieties, such as cholesterol (Letsinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 1989, 86:6553), cholic acid (Manoharan et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 1994, 4:1053), a thioether, e.g., hexyl-5-tritylthiol (Manoharan et al., Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1992, 660:306; Manoharan et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Let., 1993, 3:2765), a thiocholesterol (Oberhauser et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 1992, 20:533), an aliphatic chain, e.g., dodecandiol or undecyl residues (Saison-Behmoaras et al., EMBO J., 1991, 10:111; Kabanov et al., FEBS Lett., 1990, 259:327; Svinarchuk et al., Biochimie, 1993, 75:49), a phospholipid, e.g., di-hexadecyl-rac-glycerol or triethylammonium 1,2-di-O-hexadecyl-rac-glycero-3-H-phosphonate (Manoharan et al., Tetrahedron Lett., 1995, 36:3651; Shea et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 1990, 18:3777), a polyamine or a polyethylene glycol chain (Manoharan et al., Nucleosides & Nucleotides, 1995, 14:969), or adamantane acetic acid (Manoharan et al., Tetrahedron Lett., 1995, 36:3651), a palmityl moiety (Mishra et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1995, 1264:229), or an octadecylamine or hexylamino-carbonyl-oxycholesterol moiety (Crooke et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 1996, 277:923). Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of such dsRNA conjugates have been listed above. Typical conjugation protocols involve the synthesis of dsRNAs bearing an aminolinker at one or more positions of the sequence. The amino group is then reacted with the molecule being conjugated using appropriate coupling or activating reagents. The conjugation reaction may be performed either with the dsRNA still bound to the solid support or following cleavage of the dsRNA in solution phase. Purification of the dsRNA conjugate by HPLC typically affords the pure conjugate.

Vector Encoded RNAi Agents

The dsRNA of the invention can also be expressed from recombinant viral vectors intracellularly in vivo. The recombinant viral vectors of the invention comprise sequences encoding the dsRNA of the invention and any suitable promoter for expressing the dsRNA sequences. Suitable promoters include, for example, the U6 or H1 RNA pol III promoter sequences and the cytomegalovirus promoter. Selection of other suitable promoters is within the skill in the art. The recombinant viral vectors of the invention can also comprise inducible or regulatable promoters for expression of the dsRNA in a particular tissue or in a particular intracellular environment. The use of recombinant viral vectors to deliver dsRNA of the invention to cells in vivo is discussed in more detail below.

dsRNA of the invention can be expressed from a recombinant viral vector either as two separate, complementary RNA molecules, or as a single RNA molecule with two complementary regions.

Any viral vector capable of accepting the coding sequences for the dsRNA molecule(s) to be expressed can be used, for example vectors derived from adenovirus (AV); adeno-associated virus (AAV); retroviruses (e.g, lentiviruses (LV), Rhabdoviruses, murine leukemia virus); herpes virus, and the like. The tropism of viral vectors can be modified by pseudotyping the vectors with envelope proteins or other surface antigens from other viruses, or by substituting different viral capsid proteins, as appropriate.

For example, lentiviral vectors of the invention can be pseudotyped with surface proteins from vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), rabies, Ebola, Mokola, and the like. AAV vectors of the invention can be made to target different cells by engineering the vectors to express different capsid protein serotypes. For example, an AAV vector expressing a serotype 2 capsid on a serotype 2 genome is called AAV 2/2. This serotype 2 capsid gene in the AAV 2/2 vector can be replaced by a serotype 5 capsid gene to produce an AAV 2/5 vector. Techniques for constructing AAV vectors which express different capsid protein serotypes are within the skill in the art; see, e.g., Rabinowitz J E et al. (2002), J Virol 76:791-801, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.

Selection of recombinant viral vectors suitable for use in the invention, methods for inserting nucleic acid sequences for expressing the dsRNA into the vector, and methods of delivering the viral vector to the cells of interest are within the skill in the art. See, for example, Dornburg R (1995), Gene Therap. 2: 301-310; Eglitis M A (1988), Biotechniques 6: 608-614; Miller A D (1990), Hum Gene Therap. 1: 5-14; Anderson W F (1998), Nature 392: 25-30; and Rubinson D A et al., Nat. Genet. 33: 401-406, the entire disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference.

Preferred viral vectors are those derived from AV and AAV. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the dsRNA of the invention is expressed as two separate, complementary single-stranded RNA molecules from a recombinant AAV vector comprising, for example, either the U6 or H1 RNA promoters, or the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter.

A suitable AV vector for expressing the dsRNA of the invention, a method for constructing the recombinant AV vector, and a method for delivering the vector into target cells, are described in Xia H et al. (2002), Nat. Biotech. 20: 1006-1010.

Suitable AAV vectors for expressing the dsRNA of the invention, methods for constructing the recombinant AV vector, and methods for delivering the vectors into target cells are described in Samulski R et al. (1987), J. Virol. 61: 3096-3101; Fisher K J et al. (1996), J. Virol, 70: 520-532; Samulski R et al. (1989), J. Virol. 63: 3822-3826; U.S. Pat. No. 5,252,479; U.S. Pat. No. 5,139,941; International Patent Application No. WO 94/13788; and International Patent Application No. WO 93/24641, the entire disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference.

III. PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DSRNA

In one embodiment, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a dsRNA, as described herein, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA is useful for treating a disease or disorder associated with the expression or activity of a gene from the Ebola virus and/or viral infection, such as systemic hemorrhage and multi-organ failure. Such pharmaceutical compositions are formulated based on the mode of delivery. One example is compositions that are formulated for systemic administration via parenteral delivery.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention are administered in dosages sufficient to inhibit expression of a gene from the Ebola virus. A maximum dosage of 5 mg dsRNA per kilogram body weight of recipient per day is sufficient to inhibit or completely suppress expression of a gene from the Ebola virus.

In general, a suitable dose of dsRNA will be in the range of 0.01 to 20.0 milligrams per kilogram body weight of the recipient per day, and optimally in the range of 0.01 to 3 mg per kilogram body weight per day. The pharmaceutical composition may be administered once daily, or the dsRNA may be administered as two, three, or more sub-doses at appropriate intervals throughout the day or even using continuous infusion or delivery through a controlled release formulation. In that case, the dsRNA contained in each sub-dose must be correspondingly smaller in order to achieve the total daily dosage. The dosage unit can also be compounded for delivery over several days, e.g., using a conventional sustained release formulation which provides sustained release of the dsRNA over a several day period. In this embodiment, the dosage unit contains a corresponding multiple of the daily dose.

The skilled artisan will appreciate that certain factors may influence the dosage and timing required to effectively treat a subject, including but not limited to the severity of the disease or disorder, previous treatments, the general health and/or age of the subject, and other diseases present. Moreover, treatment of a subject with a therapeutically effective amount of a composition can include a single treatment or a series of treatments. Estimates of effective dosages and in vivo half-lives for the individual dsRNAs encompassed by the invention can be made using conventional methodologies or on the basis of in vivo testing using an appropriate animal model, as described elsewhere herein.

Advances in animal modeling has generated a number of Ebola infection models (mouse, guinea pig, and non-human primate) that reproduce all the major pathologies associated with human Ebola infection (reviewed in Warfield, K. L. et al. (2006) “Chapter 13: Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers” in Biodefense: Research Methodology and Animal Models, pages 227-258, J. R. Swearengen, Ed., Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton). Such models are used for in vivo testing of dsRNA, as well as for determining a therapeutically effective dose.

The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and formulations which include the dsRNA compounds of the invention. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may be administered in a number of ways depending upon whether local or systemic treatment is desired and upon the area to be treated. Administration may be topical, pulmonary, e.g., by inhalation or insufflation of powders or aerosols, including by nebulizer; intratracheal, intranasal, epidermal and transdermal), oral or parenteral. Parenteral administration includes intravenous, intraarterial, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal or intramuscular injection or infusion.

Compositions and formulations for oral administration include powders or granules, microparticulates, nanoparticulates, suspensions or solutions in water or non-aqueous media, capsules, gel capsules, sachets, tablets or minitablets. Thickeners, flavoring agents, diluents, emulsifiers, dispersing aids or binders may be desirable.

Compositions and formulations for parenteral, intrathecal or intraventricular administration may include sterile aqueous solutions which may also contain buffers, diluents and other suitable additives such as, but not limited to, penetration enhancers, carrier compounds and other pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients.

Pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, solutions, emulsions, and liposome-containing formulations. These compositions may be generated from a variety of components that include, but are not limited to, preformed liquids, self-emulsifying solids and self-emulsifying semisolids.

The pharmaceutical formulations of the present invention, which may conveniently be presented in unit dosage form, may be prepared according to conventional techniques well known in the pharmaceutical industry. Such techniques include the step of bringing into association the active ingredients with the pharmaceutical carrier(s) or excipient(s). In general, the formulations are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing into association the active ingredients with liquid carriers or finely divided solid carriers or both, and then, if necessary, shaping the product.

Liposomes

There are many organized surfactant structures besides microemulsions that have been studied and used for the formulation of drugs. These include monolayers, micelles, bilayers and vesicles. Vesicles, such as liposomes, have attracted great interest because of their specificity and the duration of action they offer from the standpoint of drug delivery. Liposomal delivery systems have been used to effectively deliver siRNA in vivo and silence genes in hepatocytes [Zimmermann et al. (2006) Nature, 441:111-114]. Such siRNA-liposomal formulations have also been used for therapeutic benefit in animal models of dyslipidemias [Zimmermann et al. (2006) Nature, 441:111-114], HBV infection [Morrissey et al. (2005) Nature Biotech 23:1002-1007], Ebola infection [Geisbert, et al. (2006) The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 193:1650-1657], and rheumatoid arthritis [Khoury et al. (2006) Arthritis & Rheumatism, 54:1867-1877]. As used in the present invention, the term “liposome” means a vesicle composed of amphiphilic lipids arranged in a spherical bilayer or bilayers.

Liposomes are unilamellar or multilamellar vesicles which have a membrane formed from a lipophilic material and an aqueous interior. The aqueous portion contains the composition to be delivered. Cationic liposomes possess the advantage of being able to fuse to the cell wall. Non-cationic liposomes, although not able to fuse as efficiently with the cell wall, are phagocytosed by macrophages and other cells in vivo.

Further advantages of liposomes include; liposomes obtained from natural phospholipids are biocompatible and biodegradable; liposomes can incorporate a wide range of water and lipid soluble drugs; liposomes can protect encapsulated drugs in their internal compartments from metabolism and degradation (Rosoff, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 245). Important considerations in the preparation of liposome formulations are the lipid surface charge, vesicle size and the aqueous volume of the liposomes.

Liposomes are useful for the transfer and delivery of active ingredients to the site of action. Because the liposomal membrane is structurally similar to biological membranes, when liposomes are applied to a tissue, the liposomes start to merge with the cellular membranes and as the merging of the liposome and cell progresses, the liposomal contents are emptied into the cell where the active agent may act.

Liposomal formulations have been the focus of extensive investigation as the mode of delivery for many drugs. There is growing evidence that for topical administration, liposomes present several advantages over other formulations. Such advantages include reduced side-effects related to high systemic absorption of the administered drug, increased accumulation of the administered drug at the desired target, and the ability to administer a wide variety of drugs, both hydrophilic and hydrophobic, into the skin.

Several reports have detailed the ability of liposomes to deliver agents including high-molecular weight DNA into the skin. Compounds including analgesics, antibodies, hormones and high-molecular weight DNAs have been administered to the skin. The majority of applications resulted in the targeting of the upper epidermis

Liposomes fall into two broad classes. Cationic liposomes are positively charged liposomes which interact with the negatively charged DNA molecules to form a stable complex. The positively charged DNA/liposome complex binds to the negatively charged cell surface and is internalized in an endosome. Due to the acidic pH within the endosome, the liposomes are ruptured, releasing their contents into the cell cytoplasm (Wang et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 1987, 147, 980-985).

Liposomes which are pH-sensitive or negatively-charged, entrap DNA rather than complex with it. Since both the DNA and the lipid are similarly charged, repulsion rather than complex formation occurs. Nevertheless, some DNA is entrapped within the aqueous interior of these liposomes. pH-sensitive liposomes have been used to deliver DNA encoding the thymidine kinase gene to cell monolayers in culture. Expression of the exogenous gene was detected in the target cells (Zhou et al., Journal of Controlled Release, 1992, 19, 269-274).

One major type of liposomal composition includes phospholipids other than naturally-derived phosphatidylcholine. Neutral liposome compositions, for example, can be formed from dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) or dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC). Anionic liposome compositions generally are formed from dimyristoyl phosphatidylglycerol, while anionic fusogenic liposomes are formed primarily from dioleoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE). Another type of liposomal composition is formed from phosphatidylcholine (PC) such as, for example, soybean PC, and egg PC. Another type is formed from mixtures of phospholipid and/or phosphatidylcholine and/or cholesterol.

Liposomes also include “sterically stabilized” liposomes, a term which, as used herein, refers to liposomes comprising one or more specialized lipids that, when incorporated into liposomes, result in enhanced circulation lifetimes relative to liposomes lacking such specialized lipids. Examples of sterically stabilized liposomes are those in which part of the vesicle-forming lipid portion of the liposome (A) comprises one or more glycolipids, such as monosialoganglioside G.sub.M1, or (B) is derivatized with one or more hydrophilic polymers, such as a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety. While not wishing to be bound by any particular theory, it is thought in the art that, at least for sterically stabilized liposomes containing gangliosides, sphingomyelin, or PEG-derivatized lipids, the enhanced circulation half-life of these sterically stabilized liposomes derives from a reduced uptake into cells of the reticuloendothelial system (RES) (Allen et al., FEBS Letters, 1987, 223, 42; Wu et al., Cancer Research, 1993, 53, 3765).Various liposomes comprising one or more glycolipids are known in the art. Papahadjopoulos et al. (Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1987, 507, 64) reported the ability of monosialoganglioside G.sub.M1, galactocerebroside sulfate and phosphatidylinositol to improve blood half-lives of liposomes. These findings were expounded upon by Gabizon et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 1988, 85, 6949). U.S. Pat. No. 4,837,028 and WO 88/04924, both to Allen et al., disclose liposomes comprising (1) sphingomyelin and (2) the ganglioside G.sub.M1 or a galactocerebroside sulfate ester. U.S. Pat. No. 5,543,152 (Webb et al.) discloses liposomes comprising sphingomyelin. Liposomes comprising 1,2-sn-dimyristoylphosphat-idylcholine are disclosed in WO 97/13499 (Lim et al).

Many liposomes comprising lipids derivatized with one or more hydrophilic polymers, and methods of preparation thereof, are known in the art. Sunamoto et al. (Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1980, 53, 2778) described liposomes comprising a nonionic detergent, 2C.sub. 1215G, that contains a PEG moiety. Illum et al. (FEBS Lett., 1984, 167, 79) noted that hydrophilic coating of polystyrene particles with polymeric glycols results in significantly enhanced blood half-lives. Synthetic phospholipids modified by the attachment of carboxylic groups of polyalkylene glycols (e.g., PEG) are described by Sears (U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,426,330 and 4,534,899). Klibanov et al. (FEBS Lett., 1990, 268, 235) described experiments demonstrating that liposomes comprising phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) derivatized with PEG or PEG stearate have significant increases in blood circulation half-lives. Blume et al. (Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1990, 1029, 91) extended such observations to other PEG-derivatized phospholipids, e.g., DSPE-PEG, formed from the combination of distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DSPE) and PEG. Liposomes having covalently bound PEG moieties on their external surface are described in European Patent No. EP 0 445 131 B1 and WO 90/04384 to Fisher. Liposome compositions containing 1-20 mole percent of PE derivatized with PEG, and methods of use thereof, are described by Woodle et al. (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,013,556 and 5,356,633) and Martin et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 5,213,804 and European Patent No. EP 0 496 813 B1). Liposomes comprising a number of other lipid-polymer conjugates are disclosed in WO 91/05545 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,212 (both to Martin et al.) and in WO 94/20073 (Zalipsky et al.) Liposomes comprising PEG-modified ceramide lipids are described in WO 96/10391 (Choi et al). U.S. Pat. No. 5,540,935 (Miyazaki et al.) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,556,948 (Tagawa et al.) describe PEG-containing liposomes that can be further derivatized with functional moieties on their surfaces.

Liposomes and other nanoparticles have also been designed which contain specific targeting molecules. Targeting molecules used for siRNA delivery in vivo have included integrin-binding RGD peptides [Schiffelers et al. (2004) Nucleic Acids Research 32:e149), anisamide [Li and Huang (2006) Molecular Pharmaceutics 3:579-588] and folate [Hu-Lieskovan et al. (2005) Cancer Research 65:8984-8992]. For delivery to myeloid and dendritic cells which are presumed to be important in early Ebola infection, incorporation of targeting agents such as mannose and folate into liposomes and nanoparticles may improve both siRNA delivery and therapeutic effect. Mannose-conjugated oligonucleotides have been shown to specifically improve delivery to myeloid cells [Rojanasakul et al. (1997) Journal of Biological Chemistry 272:3910-3914; Diebold et al (2002) Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics 27:65-73] and mannosylated liposomes are effective targeting agents in vivo [Diebold et al. (2002) Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics 27:65-73; Hattori et al. (2006) Journal Gene Medicine 8:824-834; Hattori et al. (2006) Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 318:828-834]. Folate conjugation has proven an effective delivery vehicle in a wide variety of contexts [reviewed in Hilgenbrink and Low (2005) Journal Pharmaceutical Sciences 94:2135-2146] and incorporation of folate into liposomes is possible using commercially available reagents such as DSPE-PEG(2000)Folate (Avanti Polar Lipids, Alabaster, Ala.). A limited number of liposomes comprising nucleic acids are known in the art. WO 96/40062 to Thierry et al. discloses methods for encapsulating high molecular weight nucleic acids in liposomes. U.S. Pat. No. 5,264,221 to Tagawa et al. discloses protein-bonded liposomes and asserts that the contents of such liposomes may include an dsRNA RNA. U.S. Pat. No. 5,665,710 to Rahman et al. describes certain methods of encapsulating oligodeoxynucleotides in liposomes. WO 97/04787 to Love et al. discloses liposomes comprising dsRNA targeted to the raf gene.

Transfersomes are yet another type of liposomes, and are highly deformable lipid aggregates which are attractive candidates for drug delivery vehicles. Transfersomes may be described as lipid droplets which are so highly deformable that they are easily able to penetrate through pores which are smaller than the droplet. Transfersomes are adaptable to the environment in which they are used, e.g. they are self-optimizing (adaptive to the shape of pores in the skin), self-repairing, frequently reach their targets without fragmenting, and often self-loading. To make transfersomes it is possible to add surface edge-activators, usually surfactants, to a standard liposomal composition. Transfersomes have been used to deliver serum albumin to the skin. The transfersome-mediated delivery of serum albumin has been shown to be as effective as subcutaneous injection of a solution containing serum albumin.

Surfactants find wide application in formulations such as emulsions (including microemulsions) and liposomes. The most common way of classifying and ranking the properties of the many different types of surfactants, both natural and synthetic, is by the use of the hydrophile/lipophile balance (HLB). The nature of the hydrophilic group (also known as the “head”) provides the most useful means for categorizing the different surfactants used in formulations (Rieger, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1988, p. 285).

If the surfactant molecule is not ionized, it is classified as a nonionic surfactant. Nonionic surfactants find wide application in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products and are usable over a wide range of pH values. In general their HLB values range from 2 to about 18 depending on their structure. Nonionic surfactants include nonionic esters such as ethylene glycol esters, propylene glycol esters, glyceryl esters, polyglyceryl esters, sorbitan esters, sucrose esters, and ethoxylated esters. Nonionic alkanolamides and ethers such as fatty alcohol ethoxylates, propoxylated alcohols, and ethoxylated/propoxylated block polymers are also included in this class. The polyoxyethylene surfactants are the most popular members of the nonionic surfactant class.

If the surfactant molecule carries a negative charge when it is dissolved or dispersed in water, the surfactant is classified as anionic. Anionic surfactants include carboxylates such as soaps, acyl lactylates, acyl amides of amino acids, esters of sulfuric acid such as alkyl sulfates and ethoxylated alkyl sulfates, sulfonates such as alkyl benzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acyl taurates and sulfosuccinates, and phosphates. The most important members of the anionic surfactant class are the alkyl sulfates and the soaps.

If the surfactant molecule carries a positive charge when it is dissolved or dispersed in water, the surfactant is classified as cationic. Cationic surfactants include quaternary ammonium salts and ethoxylated amines. The quaternary ammonium salts are the most used members of this class.

If the surfactant molecule has the ability to carry either a positive or negative charge, the surfactant is classified as amphoteric. Amphoteric surfactants include acrylic acid derivatives, substituted alkylamides, N-alkylbetaines and phosphatides.

The use of surfactants in drug products, formulations and in emulsions has been reviewed (Rieger, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1988, p. 285).

Agents that enhance uptake of dsRNAs at the cellular level may also be added to the pharmaceutical and other compositions of the present invention. For example, cationic lipids, such as lipofectin (Junichi et al, U.S. Pat. No. 5,705,188), cationic glycerol derivatives, and polycationic molecules, such as polylysine (Lollo et al., PCT Application WO 97/30731), are also known to enhance the cellular uptake of dsRNAs.

Other agents may be utilized to enhance the penetration of the administered nucleic acids, including glycols such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, pyrrols such as 2-pyrrol, azones, and terpenes such as limonene and menthone.

Carriers

Certain compositions of the present invention also incorporate carrier compounds in the formulation. As used herein, “carrier compound” or “carrier” can refer to a nucleic acid, or analog thereof, which is inert (i.e., does not possess biological activity per se) but is recognized as a nucleic acid by in vivo processes that reduce the bioavailability of a nucleic acid having biological activity by, for example, degrading the biologically active nucleic acid or promoting its removal from circulation. The coadministration of a nucleic acid and a carrier compound, typically with an excess of the latter substance, can result in a substantial reduction of the amount of nucleic acid recovered in the liver, kidney or other extracirculatory reservoirs, presumably due to competition between the carrier compound and the nucleic acid for a common receptor. For example, the recovery of a partially phosphorothioate dsRNA in hepatic tissue can be reduced when it is coadministered with polyinosinic acid, dextran sulfate, polycytidic acid or 4-acetamido-4′isothiocyano-stilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid (Miyao et al., DsRNA Res. Dev., 1995, 5, 115-121; Takakura et al., DsRNA & Nucl. Acid Drug Dev., 1996, 6, 177-183.

Excipients

In contrast to a carrier compound, a “pharmaceutical carrier” or “excipient” is a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, suspending agent or any other pharmacologically inert vehicle for delivering one or more nucleic acids to an animal. The excipient may be liquid or solid and is selected, with the planned manner of administration in mind, so as to provide for the desired bulk, consistency, etc., when combined with a nucleic acid and the other components of a given pharmaceutical composition. Typical pharmaceutical carriers include, but are not limited to, binding agents (e.g., pregelatinized maize starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, etc.); fillers (e.g., lactose and other sugars, microcrystalline cellulose, pectin, gelatin, calcium sulfate, ethyl cellulose, polyacrylates or calcium hydrogen phosphate, etc.); lubricants (e.g., magnesium stearate, talc, silica, colloidal silicon dioxide, stearic acid, metallic stearates, hydrogenated vegetable oils, corn starch, polyethylene glycols, sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, etc.); disintegrants (e.g., starch, sodium starch glycolate, etc.); and wetting agents (e.g., sodium lauryl sulphate, etc).

Pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic excipient suitable for non-parenteral administration which do not deleteriously react with nucleic acids can also be used to formulate the compositions of the present invention. Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include, but are not limited to, water, salt solutions, alcohols, polyethylene glycols, gelatin, lactose, amylose, magnesium stearate, talc, silicic acid, viscous paraffin, hydroxymethylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone and the like.

Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients include, but are not limited to, water, salt solutions, alcohol, polyethylene glycols, gelatin, lactose, amylose, magnesium stearate, talc, silicic acid, viscous paraffin, hydroxymethylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone and the like.

Other Components

The compositions of the present invention may additionally contain other adjunct components conventionally found in pharmaceutical compositions, at their art-established usage levels. Thus, for example, the compositions may contain additional, compatible, pharmaceutically-active materials such as, for example, antipruritics, astringents, local anesthetics or anti-inflammatory agents, or may contain additional materials useful in physically formulating various dosage forms of the compositions of the present invention, such as dyes, flavoring agents, preservatives, antioxidants, opacifiers, thickening agents and stabilizers. However, such materials, when added, should not unduly interfere with the biological activities of the components of the compositions of the present invention. The formulations can be sterilized and, if desired, mixed with auxiliary agents, e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, colorings, flavorings and/or aromatic substances and the like which do not deleteriously interact with the nucleic acid(s) of the formulation.

Aqueous suspensions may contain substances which increase the viscosity of the suspension including, for example, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sorbitol and/or dextran. The suspension may also contain stabilizers.

Certain embodiments of the invention provide pharmaceutical compositions containing (a) one or more antisense compounds and (b) one or more other chemotherapeutic agents which function by a non-antisense mechanism. Examples of such chemotherapeutic agents include but are not limited to daunorubicin, daunomycin, dactinomycin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, esorubicin, bleomycin, mafosfamide, ifosfamide, cytosine arabinoside, bis-chloroethylnitrosurea, busulfan, mitomycin C, actinomycin D, mithramycin, prednisone, hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone, tamoxifen, dacarbazine, procarbazine, hexamethylmelamine, pentamethylmelamine, mitoxantrone, amsacrine, chlorambucil, methylcyclohexylnitrosurea, nitrogen mustards, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, 5-azacytidine, hydroxyurea, deoxycoformycin, 4-hydroxyperoxycyclophosphoramide, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (5-FUdR), methotrexate (MTX), colchicine, taxol, vincristine, vinblastine, etoposide (VP-16), trimetrexate, irinotecan, topotecan, gemcitabine, teniposide, cisplatin and diethylstilbestrol (DES). See, generally, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 15th Ed. 1987, pp. 1206-1228, Berkow et al., eds., Rahway, N.J. When used with the compounds of the invention, such chemotherapeutic agents may be used individually (e.g., 5-FU and oligonucleotide), sequentially (e.g., 5-FU and oligonucleotide for a period of time followed by MTX and oligonucleotide), or in combination with one or more other such chemotherapeutic agents (e.g., 5-FU, MTX and oligonucleotide, or 5-FU, radiotherapy and oligonucleotide). Anti-inflammatory drugs, including but not limited to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids, and antiviral drugs, including but not limited to ribivirin, vidarabine, acyclovir and ganciclovir, may also be combined in compositions of the invention. See, generally, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 15th Ed., Berkow et al., eds., 1987, Rahway, N.J., pages 2499-2506 and 46-49, respectively). Other non-antisense chemotherapeutic agents are also within the scope of this invention. Two or more combined compounds may be used together or sequentially.

Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of such compounds can be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals, e.g., for determining the LD50 (the dose lethal to 50% of the population) and the ED50 (the dose therapeutically effective in 50% of the population). The dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic effects is the therapeutic index and it can be expressed as the ratio LD50/ED50. Compounds which exhibit high therapeutic indices are preferred.

The data obtained from cell culture assays and animal studies can be used in formulation a range of dosage for use in humans. The dosage of compositions of the invention lies generally within a range of circulating concentrations that include the ED50 with little or no toxicity. The dosage may vary within this range depending upon the dosage form employed and the route of administration utilized. For any compound used in the method of the invention, the therapeutically effective dose can be estimated initially from cell culture assays. A dose may be formulated in animal models to achieve a circulating plasma concentration range of the compound or, when appropriate, of the polypeptide product of a target sequence (e.g., achieving a decreased concentration of the polypeptide) that includes the IC50 (i.e., the concentration of the test compound which achieves a half-maximal inhibition of symptoms) as determined in cell culture. Such information can be used to more accurately determine useful doses in humans. Levels in plasma may be measured, for example, by high performance liquid chromatography.

In addition to their administration individually or as a plurality, as discussed above, the dsRNAs of the invention can be administered in combination with other known agents effective in treatment of pathological processes mediated by Ebola expression. In any event, the administering physician can adjust the amount and timing of dsRNA administration on the basis of results observed using standard measures of efficacy known in the art or described herein.

Methods for Treating Diseases Caused by Infection with the Ebola Virus

The invention relates in particular to the use of a dsRNA or a pharmaceutical composition prepared therefrom for the treatment or prevention of pathological conditions associated with Ebola infection, e.g., systemic hemorrhage and multi-organ failure.

The invention furthermore relates to the use of an dsRNA or a pharmaceutical composition thereof for treating systemic hemorrhage and multi-organ failure in combination with other pharmaceuticals and/or other therapeutic methods, e.g., with known pharmaceuticals and/or known therapeutic methods, such as, for example, those which are currently employed for treating viral infection and systemic hemorrhage. Preference is given to a combination with interferon or other antiviral agents.

Methods for Inhibiting Expression of a Gene from the Ebola Virus

In yet another aspect, the invention provides a method for inhibiting the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus in a mammal. The method comprises administering a composition of the invention to the mammal such that expression of the target Ebola genome is silenced. Because of their high specificity, the dsRNAs of the invention specifically target RNAs (primary or processed) of the target Ebola gene. Compositions and methods for inhibiting the expression of these Ebola genes using dsRNAs can be performed as described elsewhere herein.

In one embodiment, the method comprises administering a composition comprising a dsRNA, wherein the dsRNA comprises a nucleotide sequence which is complementary to at least a part of an RNA transcript of a gene from the Ebola virus, to the mammal to be treated. When the organism to be treated is a mammal such as a human, the composition may be administered by any means known in the art including, but not limited to oral or parenteral routes, including intravenous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, subcutaneous, transdermal, airway (aerosol), nasal, administration. In some embodiments, the compositions are administered by intravenous infusion or injection.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the invention, suitable methods and materials are described below. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control. In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

EXAMPLES Example 1 DsRNA Synthesis

Source of Reagents

Where the source of a reagent is not specifically given herein, such reagent may be obtained from any supplier of reagents for molecular biology at a quality/purity standard for application in molecular biology.

siRNA Synthesis

Single-stranded RNAs were produced by solid phase synthesis on a scale of 1 μmole using an Expedite 8909 synthesizer (Applied Biosystems, Applera Deutschland GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany) and controlled pore glass (CPG, 500 Å, Proligo Biochemie GmbH, Hamburg, Germany) as solid support. RNA and RNA containing 2′-O-methyl nucleotides were generated by solid phase synthesis employing the corresponding phosphoramidites and 2′-O-methyl phosphoramidites, respectively (Proligo Biochemie GmbH, Hamburg, Germany). These building blocks were incorporated at selected sites within the sequence of the oligoribonucleotide chain using standard nucleoside phosphoramidite chemistry such as described in Current protocols in nucleic acid chemistry, Beaucage, S. L. et al. (Edrs.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., USA. Phosphorothioate linkages were introduced by replacement of the iodine oxidizer solution with a solution of the Beaucage reagent (Chruachem Ltd, Glasgow, UK) in acetonitrile (1%). Further ancillary reagents were obtained from Mallinckrodt Baker (Griesheim, Germany).

Deprotection and purification of the crude oligoribonucleotides by anion exchange HPLC were carried out according to established procedures. Yields and concentrations were determined by UV absorption of a solution of the respective RNA at a wavelength of 260 nm using a spectral photometer (DU 640B, Beckman Coulter GmbH, Unterschleiβheim, Germany). Double stranded RNA was generated by mixing an equimolar solution of complementary strands in annealing buffer (20 mM sodium phosphate, pH 6.8; 100 mM sodium chloride), heated in a water bath at 85-90° C. for 3 minutes and cooled to room temperature over a period of 3-4 hours. The annealed RNA solution was stored at −20° C. until use.

For the synthesis of 3′-cholesterol-conjugated siRNAs (herein referred to as -Chol-3′), an appropriately modified solid support was used for RNA synthesis. The modified solid support was prepared as follows:

Diethyl-2-azabutane-1,4-dicarboxylate AA

A 4.7 M aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (50 mL) was added into a stirred, ice-cooled solution of ethyl glycinate hydrochloride (32.19 g, 0.23 mole) in water (50 mL). Then, ethyl acrylate (23.1 g, 0.23 mole) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature until completion of the reaction was ascertained by TLC. After 19 h the solution was partitioned with dichloromethane (3×100 mL). The organic layer was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was distilled to afford AA (28.8 g, 61%).

3-{Ethoxycarbonylmethyl-[6-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonyl-amino)-hexanoyl]-amino}-propionic Acid Ethyl Ester AB

Fmoc-6-amino-hexanoic acid (9.12 g, 25.83 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (50 mL) and cooled with ice. Diisopropylcarbodiimde (3.25 g, 3.99 mL, 25.83 mmol) was added to the solution at 0° C. It was then followed by the addition of Diethyl-azabutane-1,4-dicarboxylate (5 g, 24.6 mmol) and dimethylamino pyridine (0.305 g, 2.5 mmol). The solution was brought to room temperature and stirred further for 6 h. Completion of the reaction was ascertained by TLC. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum and ethyl acetate was added to precipitate diisopropyl urea. The suspension was filtered. The filtrate was washed with 5% aqueous hydrochloric acid, 5% sodium bicarbonate and water. The combined organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to give the crude product which was purified by column chromatography (50% EtOAC/Hexanes) to yield 11.87 g (88%) of AB.

3-[(6-Amino-hexanoyl)-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-amino]-propionic Acid Ethyl Ester AC

3-{Ethoxycarbonylmethyl-[6-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-hexanoyl]-amino}-propionic acid ethyl ester AB (11.5 g, 21.3 mmol) was dissolved in 20% piperidine in dimethylformamide at 0° C. The solution was continued stirring for 1 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum, water was added to the residue, and the product was extracted with ethyl acetate. The crude product was purified by conversion into its hydrochloride salt.

3-({6-[17-(1,5-Dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yloxycarbonylamino]-hexanoyl}ethoxycarbonylmethyl-amino)-propionic Acid Ethyl Ester AD

The hydrochloride salt of 3-[(6-Amino-hexanoyl)-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-amino]-propionic acid ethyl ester AC (4.7 g, 14.8 mmol) was taken up in dichloromethane. The suspension was cooled to 0° C. on ice. To the suspension diisopropylethylamine (3.87 g, 5.2 mL, 30 mmol) was added. To the resulting solution cholesteryl chloroformate (6.675 g, 14.8 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane and washed with 10% hydrochloric acid. The product was purified by flash chromatography (10.3 g, 92%).

1-{6-[17-(1,5-Dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yloxycarbonylamino]-hexanoyl}-4-oxo-pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic Acid Ethyl Ester AE

Potassium t-butoxide (1.1 g, 9.8 mmol) was slurried in 30 mL of dry toluene. The mixture was cooled to 0° C. on ice and 5 g (6.6 mmol) of diester AD was added slowly with stirring within 20 mins. The temperature was kept below 5° C. during the addition. The stirring was continued for 30 mins at 0° C. and 1 mL of glacial acetic acid was added, immediately followed by 4 g of NaH₂PO₄.H₂O in 40 mL of water The resultant mixture was extracted twice with 100 mL of dichloromethane each and the combined organic extracts were washed twice with 10 mL of phosphate buffer each, dried, and evaporated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in 60 mL of toluene, cooled to 0° C. and extracted with three 50 mL portions of cold pH 9.5 carbonate buffer. The aqueous extracts were adjusted to pH 3 with phosphoric acid, and extracted with five 40 mL portions of chloroform which were combined, dried and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by column chromatography using 25% ethylacetate/hexane to afford 1.9 g of b-ketoester (39%).

[6-(3-Hydroxy-4-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-oxo-hexyl]-carbamic acid 17-(1,5-dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl Ester AF

Methanol (2 mL) was added dropwise over a period of 1 h to a refluxing mixture of b-ketoester AE (1.5 g, 2.2 mmol) and sodium borohydride (0.226 g, 6 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL). Stirring was continued at reflux temperature for 1 h. After cooling to room temperature, 1 N HCl (12.5 mL) was added, the mixture was extracted with ethylacetate (3×40 mL). The combined ethylacetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum to yield the product which was purified by column chromatography (10% MeOH/CHCl₃) (89%).

(6-{3-[Bis-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-phenyl-methoxymethyl]-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl}-6-oxo-hexyl)-carbamic acid 17-(1,5-dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl Ester AG

Diol AF (1.25 gm 1.994 mmol) was dried by evaporating with pyridine (2×5 mL) in vacuo. Anhydrous pyridine (10 mL) and 4,4′-dimethoxytritylchloride (0.724 g, 2.13 mmol) were added with stirring. The reaction was carried out at room temperature overnight. The reaction was quenched by the addition of methanol. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum and to the residue dichloromethane (50 mL) was added. The organic layer was washed with 1M aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residual pyridine was removed by evaporating with toluene. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (2% MeOH/Chloroform, Rf=0.5 in 5% MeOH/CHCl₃) (1.75 g, 95%).

Succinic Acid mono-(4-[bis-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-phenyl-methoxymethyl]-1-{6-[17-(1,5-dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl 2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yloxycarbonylamino]-hexanoyl}-pyrrolidin-3-yl) Ester AH

Compound AG (1.0 g, 1.05 mmol) was mixed with succinic anhydride (0.150 g, 1.5 mmol) and DMAP (0.073 g, 0.6 mmol) and dried in a vacuum at 40° C. overnight. The mixture was dissolved in anhydrous dichloroethane (3 mL), triethylamine (0.318 g, 0.440 mL, 3.15 mmol) was added and the solution was stirred at room temperature under argon atmosphere for 16 h. It was then diluted with dichloromethane (40 mL) and washed with ice cold aqueous citric acid (5 wt %, 30 mL) and water (2×20 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to dryness. The residue was used as such for the next step.

Cholesterol Derivatised CPG AI

Succinate AH (0.254 g, 0.242 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of dichloromethane/acetonitrile (3:2, 3 mL). To that solution DMAP (0.0296 g, 0.242 mmol) in acetonitrile (1.25 mL), 2,2′-Dithio-bis(5-nitropyridine) (0.075 g, 0.242 mmol) in acetonitrile/dichloroethane (3:1, 1.25 mL) were added successively. To the resulting solution triphenylphosphine (0.064 g, 0.242 mmol) in acetonitrile (0.6 ml) was added. The reaction mixture turned bright orange in color. The solution was agitated briefly using a wrist-action shaker (5 mins). Long chain alkyl amine-CPG (LCAA-CPG) (1.5 g, 61 mM) was added. The suspension was agitated for 2 h. The CPG was filtered through a sintered funnel and washed with acetonitrile, dichloromethane and ether successively. Unreacted amino groups were masked using acetic anhydride/pyridine. The achieved loading of the CPG was measured by taking UV measurement (37 mM/g).

The synthesis of siRNAs bearing a 5′-12-dodecanoic acid bisdecylamide group (herein referred to as “5′-C32-”) or a 5′-cholesteryl derivative group (herein referred to as “5′-Chol-”) was performed as described in WO 2004/065601, except that, for the cholesteryl derivative, the oxidation step was performed using the Beaucage reagent in order to introduce a phosphorothioate linkage at the 5′-end of the nucleic acid oligomer.

Nucleic acid sequences are represented below using standard nomenclature, and specifically the abbreviations of Table 1.

TABLE 1 Abbreviations of nucleotide monomers used in nucleic acid sequence representation. It will be understood that these monomers, when present in an oligonucleotide, are mutually linked by 5′-3′-phosphodiester bonds. Abbreviation Nucleotide(s) A adenosine-5′-phosphate C cytidine-5′-phosphate G guanosine-5′-phosphate T 2′-deoxy-thymidine-5′-phosphate U uridine-5′-phosphate N any nucleotide (G, A, C, or T) a 2′-O-methyladenosine-5′-phosphate c 2′-O-methylcytidine-5′-phosphate g 2′-O-methylguanosine-5′-phosphate u 2′-O-methyluridine-5′-phosphate sT 2′-deoxy-thymidine-5′phosphate-phosphorothioate

Example 2 Gene Walking of a Gene from the Ebola Virus

Design and In Silico Selection of siRNAs Targeting Ebola Virus

siRNA design was carried out to identify siRNAs targeting Ebola virus mRNAs for genes VP30, VP35, NP, L, VP24, VP40 and GP with a focus on sequences isolated from the Zaire region (EBOV-Z), as well as sequences from Sudan (EBOV-S). The siRNA in silico selection resulted in 521 siRNAs satisfying our selection criteria (Table 2).

Ebola Zaire sequence AY354458 was downloaded from NCBI Nucleotide database and further on used as reference sequence for EBOV-Z. Ebola Sudan sequence AY729654 was used as reference sequence for EBOV-S, respectively.

Sequence regions encoding target genes VP30, VP35, NP, L, VP24, VP40 and GP according to the information in the Genbank file were extracted from both reference sequences, followed by extraction of all possible 19 mers for each gene, resulting in the candidate siRNA target regions (and siRNA sense sequences) for each distinct gene.

In order to identify siRNAs targeting all available EBOV-Z and EBOV-S sequences, it was necessary to compile available Ebola sequences from all sequenced isolates. For this, each of the 7 target gene sequences extracted from the Ebola Zaire reference sequences was used in a blast search against viruses at NCBI with default parameters and resulting Ebola mRNA hits were downloaded.

Each candidate target region was tested for conservation across the Ebola sequences by searching the relevant target gene for presence of the 19 mer target region. The percentage of conserved sequences across all downloaded sequences for the relevant gene was calculated for each candidate target region by dividing of the number of conserved sequences with the total number of downloaded sequences.

Example 3 Ebola siRNA In Vitro Screening

Table 3 provides a summary of the screening results of the siRNAs described in Table 2. Following initial screening using a GFP-expressing Ebola-Zaire virus and immunofluorescence screening using Ebola-Sudan virus, siRNA showing activity were further tested by plaque assay for anti-viral activity against Ebola-Zaire and Ebola-Sudan strains. Several siRNAs were identified that had significant activity against one or more Ebola strains. At a concentration of 100 nM many of the siRNA identified showed greater than a 1 log reduction (>90% inhibition) in Ebola virus titers. Negative control luciferase and GFP siRNA at the same concentration showed reductions in virus titer of between 10 and 35% (Table 3). Three previously identified Ebola siRNA (LS L#1, LS NP#1, LS VP35#1) were also tested in parallel and these inhibited Ebola virus by roughly 70%. The previously identified Ebola siRNA are 25 nucleotide blunt-ended duplexes with the following composition: LS L#1, sense: 5′ CCAUCUCUGAGACACGACAUAUCUU 3′ anti-sense: 5′ AAGAUAUGUCGUGUCUCAGAGAUGG 3′; LS NP#1, sense: 5′ GGUUCAAAGGCAAAUUCAAGUACAU 3′ anti-sense 5′ AUGUACUUGAAUUUGCCUUUGAACC 3′; LS VP35#1, sense 5′ CCCAAAUGCAACAAACCAAGCCAAA 3′ anti-sense 5′ UUUGGCUUGGUUUGUUGCAUUUGGG 3′. The siRNA sequences for AD-1955 and AD-5179 are as follows: AD-1955, sense: 5′ CUUACGCUGAGUACUUCGAdTsdT 3′ anti-sense: 5′ UCGAAGUACUCAGCGUAAGdTsdT 3′; AD-5179, sense: 5′ CcAcAuGAAGcAGcACGACusU 3′ anti-sense: 5′ AAGUCGUGCUGCUUCAUGUGgsusC 3′.

Lead siRNAs were also screened for immunostimulatory activity (IFNalpha and TNFalpha). Immunostimulatory activity was assayed by transfecting siRNAs into human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and measuring cytokine release by ELISA as outlined in Hornung et al. Nature Medicine 2005. Cytokine levels were normalized to a positive control siRNA included in every assay. The lead candidates had no immunostimulatory activity.

The following procedures were used in generating the screening results.

GFP Ebola-Zaire Assay

VERO cells were transfected at ˜2×10E4 cells per well in a black-walled 96 well plate. Transfection was performed in EMEM with 10% FCS overnight at 100, 10 and 1 nM siRNA complexed with lipofectamine (1.2 ul of lipofectamine per well in 50 ul volume; complexation was performed at room temperature for 15-20 min).

Next day cells were infected with GFP-EBOLA virus ( 1/50 dilution of stock EBOLA-Zaire GFP, stock E6(4) from 11OCT05, USAMRIID) in 50 ul of EMEM with 10% FCS. 2 days later cells were fixed in 10% neutral-buffered formalin for >3 days. Formalin was changed before removing from BSL-4 suite. Next formalin was replaced with PBS.

To quantify infection level of cells in individual wells, cells were stained with 10-20 ul/well of 10 ug/ml Hoescht dye and read on Discovery 1 microscope. GFP signal normalized to Hoescht signal was read as a measure of infection level.

Immunofluorescence Ebola-Sudan Assay

VERO cells were transfected at ˜2×10E4 cell per well in a black-walled 96 well plate. Transfection was performed in EMEM with 10% FCS overnight at 100, 10 and 1 nM siRNA complexed with lipofectamine (1.2 ul of lipofectamine per well in 50 ul volume; complexation was performed at room temperature for 15-20 min).

Next day cells were infected with EBOLA-Sudan virus ( 1/100 dilution of EBOV-Sudan (Boniface), stock GP(1)V(2)E6(2) from 23 May 2006, USAMRIID) in 50 μl of EMEM with 10% FCS. Two days later cells were fixed in 10% neutral-buffered formalin for >3 days. Formalin was changed before removing from BSL-4 suite. Next formalin was replaced with PBS.

To detect infected cells, cells were stained for 4 h at room temperature with mouse anti-Sudan Boniface polyclonal sera (sera was collected from 20 animals and pooled at day 30 post infection of C57BL/6 mice infected with ˜1000 pfu of the EBOLA SUDAN-BONIFACE, stock GP(1) V(2) V(1) E6(2) from 23 May 2006, USAMRIID) at 1:200 dilution in PBS. Then cells were washed with PBS 2× for 5 minutes. Goat anti-mouse IgG-AlexaFluor488 (Molecular Probes) was added at 1:500 dilution in PBS. Cells were washed again with PBS for 5 minutes, 100 ul of PBS was added to each well. To quantify infection level of cells in individual wells, cell were stained with 10-20 ul/well of 10 ug/ml Hoescht dye and read on Discovery 1 microscope. AlexaFluor488 signal normalized to Hoescht signal was read as a measure of infection level.

Plaque Assay for Filoviruses for In Vitro Assay

Vero cells were transfected in 24 well plates at the density of ˜1.5×10E5/well density. Transfection was performed in EMEM with 10% FCS overnight at 100 nM siRNA complexed with lipofectamine (3 ul of lipofectamine per well in 200 ul volume; complexation was performed at room temperature for 15-20 min). Transfection was done in duplicates. 24 hours later duplicate plates were infected in 50 ul/well with either 1/500 diluted Zaire-EBOV [(E6P2) stock from 20 Jun. 2006, USAMRIID] or 1/1000 diluted EBOV-Sudan [(strain Boniface), stock GP(1)V(2)E6(2) from 23 May 2006, USAMRIID]. After 1 hour at 37° C. virus inoculum was replaced with 500 ul of fresh 10% FCS/EMEM.

48-72 h later supernatants were harvested from each well.

Plaque assay was performed with supernatants at 10⁻¹, 10⁻², 10⁻³, 10⁻⁴, 10⁻⁵ and 10⁻⁶ dilutions. Fresh Vero cells in 6-well plates were infected with diluted supernatants for 1 hour at 37° C. with rocking plates every 15 minutes; overlaid with 2 ml/well of 0.5% agarose in EMEM, 5% FCS, Pen/Strep. Six days later plates were overlaid with 2 ml of overlay media+4% neutral red solution and read plates the following day.

siRNA Activity Determination Using the Plasmid System.

Consensus sequences of NP (SEQ ID NO: 1043), GP (SEQ ID NO: 1044), L, VP24 (SEQ ID NO: 1045), VP30 (SEQ ID NO:1046), VP35 (SEQ ID NO:1047), VP40 (SEQ ID NO: 1048) were synthesized by GENEART (Regensburg, Germany) and cloned into GENEART standard vector. The L gene was generated as 2 fragments (SEQ ID NO: 1049 and SEQ ID NO: 1050). All genes were subcloned into individual psiCheck-2 (Promega, Mannheim, Germany) vectors via XhoI and NotI sites, resulting in a construct with the flu gene between the stop-codon and the polyA-signal of Renilla luciferase. Correct cloning was confirmed by end sequencing performed by GATC Biotech (Konstanz, Germany).

Transfections:

Cos-7 cells were seeded at 1.5×10⁴ cells/well on white 96-well plates with clear bottom (Greiner Bio-One GmbH, Frickenhausen, Germany) in 75 μl of growth medium. Directly after seeding the cells, 50 ng of plasmid/well were transfected with Lipofectamine-2000 (Invitrogen) as described below for the siRNAs, with the plasmid diluted in Opti-MEM to a final volume of 12.5 μl/well, prepared as a mastermix for the whole plate.

siRNA transfections were performed in quadruplicates 4 h after plasmid transfection. For each well 0.5 μl Lipofectamine-2000 (Invitrogen GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany) were mixed with 12 μl Opti-MEM (Invitrogen) and incubated for 15 min at room temperature. For an siRNA concentration of 50 nM in the 100 μl transfection volume, 1 μl of a 5 μM siRNA were mixed with 11.5 μl Opti-MEM per well, combined with the Lipofectamine-2000-Opti-MEM mixture and again incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature. During incubation, the growth medium was removed from cells and replaced by 75 μl/well of fresh medium. siRNA-Lipofectamine2000-complexes were applied completely (25 μl each per well) to the cells and cells were incubated for 24 h at 37° C. and 5% CO₂ in a humidified incubator (Heraeus GmbH, Hanau, Germany).

Cells were harvested by removing growth medium and application of 150 μl of a 1:1 mixture consisting of medium and Dual-Glo Luciferase substrate, from the Dual-Glo Luciferase Assay System (Promega, Mannheim, Germany).The luciferase assay was performed according to the manufacturer's protocol for Dual-Glo Luciferase assay and luminescence was measured in a Victor-Light 1420 Luminescence Counter (Perkin Elmer, Rodgau-Jügesheim, Germany). Values obtained with Renilla luciferase were normalized to the respective values obtained with Firefly luciferase. Values acquired with siRNAs directed against an Ebola gene were normalized to the value obtained with an unspecific siRNA (directed against neomycin resistance gene) set to 100%.

Example 4 In Vivo Filovirus Infection Model

Liposome-formulated siRNAs targeting Ebola genes protected mice from a lethal Ebola virus challenge. Details on the liposome formulation are detailed in the next section. Mice were treated with liposome-formulated siRNA (described below) twice, at 2 hours prior to Ebola infection (5 mg/kg i.v.) and at 3 days after Ebola infection (3 mg/kg i.p.). Mice were infected intraperitoneally with 30,000 LD50 of Ebola-Zaire (LD50 is lethal dose of Ebola infection where 50% of animals die). Mice were monitored for survival with n=10 per treatment group. Negative controls included untreated mice and mice treated with liposome-formulated luciferase siRNA (AD-1955). EK1 is a previously published siRNA sequence targeting the Ebola L gene [Geisbert et al. (2006) The Journal of Infectious Disease 193:1950-1657] that was used as a positive control. The siRNA sequences for EK1 are as follows:

5′ GUACGAAGCUGUAUAUAAAdTdT 3′ (sense) and 5′ UUUAUAUACAGCUUCGUACdTdT 3′ (antisense).

FIG. 1 provides the results. All the negative control-treated animals (untreated and liposomally-formulated luciferase siRNA-treated) died within 6-8 days following Ebola infection. Several of the liposomally-formulated Ebola siRNAs showed significant increases in survival rates compared to the negative controls. Multiple Ebola siRNA (AD-11691, AD-11710, AD-11588, AD-11599, AD-11570) showed more protection against lethal Ebola infection than the previously published EK1 siRNA (FIG. 1).

A further experiment was conducted utilizing one of the active Ebola siRNA (AD-11570) to investigate different dosing routes and treatment regimens. Mice were treated with liposome-formulated Ebola VP35 siRNA (AD-11570) or negative control luciferase siRNA (AD-1955) 2 hours prior to Ebola infection (5 mg/kg i.p.). Mice were infected intraperitoneally with 30,000 LD50 of Ebola-Zaire (LD50 is lethal dose of Ebola infection where 50% of animals die). Mice were monitored for survival with n=10 per treatment group.

FIG. 2 provides the results. The animals treated with lipsomally-formulated AD-11570 showed near complete protection against lethal Ebola infection as compared to the negative control-treated animals (untreated and liposomally-formulated luciferase siRNA-treated) (FIG. 2). These results indicate that a single siRNA administration either via intravenous or intraperitoneal route is able to have a significant impact on survival.

Formulation Procedure

The lipidoid ND98.4HCl (MW 1487) (FIG. 3), Cholesterol (Sigma-Aldrich), and PEG-Ceramide C16 (Avanti Polar Lipids) were used to prepare lipid-siRNA nanoparticles. Stock solutions of each in ethanol were prepared: ND98, 133 mg/mL; Cholesterol, 25 mg/mL, PEG-Ceramide C16, 100 mg/mL. ND98, Cholesterol, and PEG-Ceramide C16 stock solutions were then combined in a 42:48:10 molar ratio. Combined lipid solution was mixed rapidly with aqueous siRNA (in sodium acetate pH 5) such that the final ethanol concentration was 35-45% and the final sodium acetate concentration was 100-300 mM. Lipid-siRNA nanoparticles formed spontaneously upon mixing. Depending on the desired particle size distribution, the resultant nanoparticle mixture was in some cases extruded through a polycarbonate membrane (100 nm cut-off) using a thermobarrel extruder (Lipex Extruder, Northern Lipids, Inc). In other cases, the extrusion step was omitted. Ethanol removal and simultaneous buffer exchange was accomplished by either dialysis or tangential flow filtration. Buffer was exchanged to phosphate buffered saline (PBS) pH 7.2.

Characterization of Formulations

Formulations prepared by either the standard or extrusion-free method are characterized in a similar manner. Formulations are first characterized by visual inspection. They should be whitish translucent solutions free from aggregates or sediment. Particle size and particle size distribution of lipid-nanoparticles are measured by dynamic light scattering using a Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS (Malvern, USA). Particles should be 20-300 nm, and ideally, 40-100 nm in size. The particle size distribution should be unimodal. The total siRNA concentration in the formulation, as well as the entrapped fraction, is estimated using a dye exclusion assay. A sample of the formulated siRNA is incubated with the RNA-binding dye Ribogreen (Molecular Probes) in the presence or absence of a formulation disrupting surfactant, 0.5% Triton-X100. The total siRNA in the formulation is determined by the signal from the sample containing the surfactant, relative to a standard curve. The entrapped fraction is determined by subtracting the “free” siRNA content (as measured by the signal in the absence of surfactant) from the total siRNA content. Percent entrapped siRNA is typically >85%.

Example 5 siRNAs Targeting Ebola Increased the Life-Span of Mice and Guinea Pigs Infected with Ebola

siRNA directed against different Ebola genes were formulated in liposomes. A single dose of siRNA targeting the VP35 gene (AD-11570) protected both mice and guinea pigs against lethal Ebola infection (1000 PFU; 30000×LD50). Protection was associated with reduction in viral titres and was seen when drug was administered either prophylactically or therapeutically. Irrelevant siRNA (targeting luciferase) similarly formulated showed no protective effect or impact on virus titer.

Studies were conducted in mouse, guinea pig, and nonhuman primate lethal Ebola infection models. The studies are summarized below.

Mouse study 1: Demonstrated efficacy in mouse model of Ebola for multiple siRNA sequences formulated in LNP01. siRNAs were administered by intravenous (i.v.) injection on day 0, followed by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection on day 3. See FIG. 1.

Mouse study 3: Demonstrated efficacy of siRNA in LNP01 formulation in the mouse model of Ebola when given by either IV or IP route. See FIG. 2. Mice were monitored for survival with n=10 per treatment group.

Mouse study #14: Demonstrated efficacy of siRNA in DODMA in the mouse model of Ebola by the IP route. See FIG. 4. siRNAs were formulated in DODMA:DSPC:Chol:PEG-DMG. Mice were monitored for survival with n=10 per treatment group. Treatment with 10 mg/kg DODMA-formulated AD-11570 siRNAs was also effective to protect guinea pigs infected with Ebola.

Mouse study #15: Demonstrated that siRNA in DODMA formulation is effective down to 0.04 mg/kg in the mouse model of Ebola. AD-11570 consistently gave 25-50% protection, but no clear dose response was seen. The control siRNA AD-1955 gave 25-50% protection, but again, no dose response was observed. See FIG. 5.

Guinea pig study #6: Demonstrated efficacy of multiple doses of siRNA in DODMA formulation in the guinea pig model of Ebola. AD-11570 siRNAs formulated in DODMA:DSPC:Chol:PEG-DMG were effective to protect guinea pigs from Ebola. See FIG. 6.

Guinea pig study #11: Efficacy of siRNAs formulated with DODMA and targeting different Ebola genes in a guinea pig model of Ebola. See FIG. 7

A 95% decrease in viral titers was also observed following administration of LNP01 formulated VP35 siRNA to BALB/c mice (n=5 per group) (FIG. 8). Mice were dosed systemically with LNP01 formulated siRNA at 5 mg/kg i.v. at day 0, then 3 mg/kg i.p. at day 3. Two hours post-siRNA injection at day 0, mice were injected with 1,000 pfu Ebola-Zaire virus and monitored for survival. On day 6 post-infection, the mice were sacrificed and their blood viral titers were determined by plaque assay.

Table 3 shows the results of cell-based and plaque assays.

Table 4 shows the results of plaque assays for control siRNAs.

Table 5. shows the sequences of modified duplexes, and Table 6 shows the effect of the modified duplexes on plaque assay activity and IC₅₀ values in the plasmid-based system.

Table 7 shows the effect of siRNAs on cytokine levels (IFN-alpha and TNF-alpha).

Table 8 shows the siRNA silencing in the plasmid system and calculated IC₅₀ values.

Table 9 shows that nonhuman primates administered siRNAs targeting Ebola did not demonstrate a decrease in lymphocyte or platelet count.

TABLE 2 double overhang design position sense strand antisense strand in Seq Seq duplex target Target name ID sequence (5′-3′) name ID sequence (5′-3′) name  3-21 VP35 A18480 1 GAUGAAGAUUAAAACCUUCTsT A18481 2 GAAGGUUUUAAUCUUCAUCTsT AD-11542  4-22 VP35 A18482 3 AUGAAGAUUAAAACCUUCATsT A18483 4 UGAAGGUUUUAAUCUUCAUTsT AD-11543  5-23 VP35 A18484 5 UGAAGAUUAAAACCUUCAUTsT A18485 6 AUGAAGGUUUUAAUCUUCATsT AD-11544  6-24 VP35 A18486 7 GAAGAUUAAAACCUUCAUCTsT A18487 8 GAUGAAGGUUUUAAUCUUCTsT AD-11545 1354-1372 VP35 A18488 9 UGAUGAAGAUUAAGAAAAATsT A18489 10 UUUUUCUUAAUCUUCAUCATsT AD-11546  7-25 VP35 A18490 11 AAGAUUAAAACCUUCAUCATST A18491 12 UGAUGAAGGUUUUAAUCUUTsT AD-11547  8-26 VP35 A18492 13 AGAUUAAAACCUUCAUCAUTsT A18493 14 AUGAUGAAGGUUUUAAUCUTsT AD-11548  9-27 VP35 A18494 15 GAUUAAAACCUUCAUCAUCTsT A18495 16 GAUGAUGAAGGUUUUAAUCTsT AD-11549 10-28 VP35 A18496 17 AUUAAAACCUUCAUCAUCCTsT A18497 18 GGAUGAUGAAGGUUUUAAUTsT AD-11550 11-29 VP35 A18498 19 UUAAAACCUUCAUCAUCCUTST A18499 20 AGGAUGAUGAAGGUUUUAATsT AD-11551 12-30 VP35 A18500 21 UAAAACCUUCAUCAUCCUUTsT A18501 22 AAGGAUGAUGAAGGUUUUATsT AD-11552  1-19 VP30 A18502 23 GAUGAAGAUUAAGAAAAAGTsT A18503 24 CUUUUUCUUAAUCUUCAUCTsT AD-11553  3-21 VP35 A18504 151 GAuGAAGAuuAAAAccuucTsT A18505 152 GAAGGUUUuAAUCUUcAUCTsT AD-11554  4-22 VP35 A18506 153 AuGAAGAuuAAAAccuucATsT A18507 154 UGAAGGUUUuAAUCUUcAUTsT AD-11555  5-23 VP35 A18508 155 uGAAGAuuAAAAccuucAuTsT A18509 156 AUGAAGGUUUuAAUCUUcATsT AD-11556  6-24 VP35 A18510 157 GAAGAuuAAAAccuucAucTsT A18511 158 GAUGAAGGUUUuAAUCUUCTsT AD-11557 1354-1372 VP35 A18512 159 uGAuGAAGAuuAAGAAAAATsT A18513 160 UUUUUCUuAAUCUUcAUcATsT AD-11558  7-25 VP35 A18514 161 AAGAuuAAAAccuucAucATsT A18515 162 UGAUGAAGGUUUuAAUCUUTsT AD-11559  8-26 VP35 A18516 163 AGAuuAAAAccuucAucAuTsT A18517 164 AUGAUGAAGGUUUuAAUCUTsT AD-11560  9-27 VP35 A18518 165 GAuuAAAAccuucAucAucTsT A18519 166 GAUGAUGAAGGUUUuAAUCTsT AD-11561 10-28 VP35 A18520 167 AuuAAAAccuucAucAuccTsT A18521 168 GGAUGAUGAAGGUUUuAAUTsT AD-11562 11-29 VP35 A18522 169 uuAAAAccuucAucAuccuTsT A18523 170 AGGAUGAUGAAGGUUUuAATsT AD-11563 12-30 VP35 A18524 171 uAAAAccuucAucAuccuuTsT A18525 172 AAGGAUGAUGAAGGUUUuATsT AD-11564  1-19 VP30 A18526 173 GAUGAAGAUUAAGAAAAAGTST A18527 174 CUUUUUCUuAAUCUUcAUCTsT AD-11565  3-21 VP35 A18528 1019 GAuGAAGAuuAAAAccuucTsT A18529 1020 GAAGGuuuUAAUCuUcAUCTsT AD-11566  4-22 VP35 A18530 1021 AuGAAGAuuAAAAccuucATsT A18531 1022 uGAAGGuuuUAAUCuUcAUTsT AD-11567  5-23 VP35 A18532 1023 uGAAGAuuAAAAccuucAuTsT A18533 1024 AuGAAGGuuuuAAUCuUcATsT AD-11568  6-24 VP35 A18534 1025 GAAGAuuAAAAccuucAucTsT A18535 1026 GAuGAAGGuuuuAAUCuUCTsT AD-11569 1354-1372 VP35 A18536 1027 uGAuGAAGAuuAAGAAAAATsT A18537 1028 uuuuUCuuAAUCuUcAUcATsT AD-11570  7-25 VP35 A18538 1029 AAGAuuAAAAccuucAucATsT A18539 1030 uGAuGAAGGuuuuAAUCuUTsT AD-11571  8-26 VP35 A18540 1031 AGAuuAAAAccuucAucAuTsT A18541 1032 AuGAuGAAGGuuuuAAUCUTsT AD-11572  9-27 VP35 A18542 1033 GAuuAAAAccuucAucAucTsT A18543 1034 GAuGAuGAAGGuuuuAAUCTsT AD-11573 10-28 VP35 A18544 1035 AuuAAAAccuucAucAuccTsT A18545 1036 GCAuGAuGAAGGuuuuAAUTsT AD-11574 11-29 VP35 A18546 1037 uuAAAAccuucAucAuccuTsT A18547 1038 AGGAuGAuGAAGGuuuuAATsT AD-11575 12-30 VP35 A18548 1039 uAAAAccuucAucAuccuuTsT A18549 1040 AAGGAuGAuGAAGGuuuuATsT AD-11576  1-19 VP30 A18550 1041 GAuGAAGAuuAAGAAAAAGTsT A18551 1042 CuuuuUCuuAAUCuUcAUCTsT AD-11577  996-1014 NP A18552 25 UGGACACAUGAUGGUGAUCTsT A18553 26 GAUCACCAUCAUGUGUCCATsT AD-11578 1467-1485 NP A18554 27 AAGCAACUCCAACAAUAUGTsT A18555 28 CAUAUUGUUGGAGUUGCUUTsT AD-11579 11-29 VP35 A18556 29 AAAACCUUCAUCAUCCUUUTsT A18557 30 AAAGGAUGAUGAAGGUUUUTsT AD-11580 1357-1375 VP35 A18558 31 UUGAUGAAGAUUAAGAAAATsT A18559 32 UUUUCUUAAUCUUCAUCAATsT AD-11581  1-19 VP40 A18560 33 GAUGAAGAUUAAGAAAAAGTsT A18561 34 CUUUUUCUUAAUCUUCAUCTsT AD-11582 647-665 VP40 A18562 35 CCCUGCUGCAACAUGGACATsT A18563 36 UGUCCAUGUUGCAGCAGGGTsT AD-11583  2-20 VP30 A18564 37 AUGAAGAUUAAGAAAAAGUTsT A18565 38 ACUUUUUCUUAAUCUUCAUTsT AD-11584  1-19 L A18566 39 AAGAUUAAGAAAAAGUCCATsT A18567 40 UGGACUUUUUCUUAAUCUUTsT AD-11585  5-23 NP A18568 41 AAGAUUAAUAAUUUUCCUCTsT A18569 42 GAGGAAAAUUAUUAAUCUUTsT AD-11586 823-841 NP A18570 43 AUGCCGGAAGAGGAGACAATsT A18571 44 UUGUCUCCUCUUCCGGCAUTsT AD-11587 824-842 NP A18572 45 UGCCGGAAGAGGAGACAACTsT A18573 46 GUUGUCUCCUCUUCCGGCATsT AD-11588  987-1005 NP A18574 47 GCAAUCAGUAGGACACAUGTsT A18575 48 CAUGUGUCCUACUGUUGCTsT AD-11589  988-1006 NP A18576 49 CAAUCAGUAGGACACAUGATsT A18577 50 UCAUGUGUCCUACUGAUUGTsT AD-11590  989-1007 NP A18578 51 AAUCAGUAGGACACAUGAUTsT A18579 52 AUCAUGUGUCCUACUGAUUTsT AD-11591  990-1008 NP A18580 53 AUCAGUAGGACACAUGAUGTsT A18581 54 CAUCAUGUGUCCUACUGAUTsT AD-11592  991-1009 NP A18582 55 UCAGUAGGACACAUGAUGGTsT A18583 56 CCAUCAUGUGUCCUACUGATsT AD-11593  992-1010 NP A18584 57 CAGUAGGACACAUGAUGGUTsT A18585 58 ACCAUCAUGUGUCCUACUGTsT AD-11594  993-1011 NP A18586 59 AGUAGGACACAUGAUGGUGTST A18587 60 CACCAUCAUGUGUCCUACUTsT AD-11595  994-1012 NP A18588 61 GUAGGACACAUGAUGGUGATsT A18589 62 UCACCAUCAUGUGUCCUACTsT AD-11596  995-1013 NP A18590 63 UAGGACACAUGAUGGUGAUTsT A18591 64 AUCACCAUCAUGUGUCCUATsT AD-11597 1005-1023 NP A18592 65 GAUGGUGAUUUUCCGUUUGTsT A18593 66 CAAACGGAAAAUCACCAUCTsT AD-11598 1006-1024 NP A18594 67 AUGGUGAUUUUCCGUUUGATsT A18595 68 UCAAACGGAAAAUCACCAUTsT AD-11599 1007-1025 NP A18596 69 UGGUGAUUUUCCGUUUGAUTsT A18597 70 AUCAAACGGAAAAUCACCATsT AD-11600 1008-1026 NP A18598 71 GGUGAUUUUCCGUUUGAUGTsT A18599 72 CAUCAAACGGAAAAUCACCTsT AD-11601 1462-1480 NP A18600 73 GCUGAGAAGCAACUCCAACTsT A18601 74 GUUGGAGUUGCUUCUCAGCTsT AD-11602 1463-1481 NP A18602 75 CUGAGAAGCAACUCCAACATsT A18603 76 UGUUGGAGUUGCUUCUCAGTsT AD-11603 1464-1482 NP A18604 77 UGAGAAGCAACUCCAACAATST A18605 78 UUGUUGGAGUUGCUUCUCATsT AD-11604 1465-1483 NP A18606 79 GAGAAGCAACUCCAACAAUTsT A18607 80 AUUGUUGGAGUUGCUUCUCTsT AD-11605 1466-1484 NP A18608 81 AGAAGCAACUCCAACAAUATsT A18609 82 UAUUGUUGGAGUUGCUUCUTsT AD-11606 1353-1371 VP35 A18610 83 AAAAGUGAUGAAGAUUAAGTsT A18611 84 CUUAAUCUUCAUCACUUUUTsT AD-11607 1354-1372 VP35 A18612 85 AAAGUGAUGAAGAUUAAGATsT A18613 86 UCUUAAUCUUCAUCACUUUTsT AD-11608 1355-1373 VP35 A18614 87 AAGUGAUGAAGAUUAAGAATsT A18615 88 UUCUUAAUCUUCAUCACUUTsT AD-11609 1356-1374 VP35 A18616 89 AGUGAUGAAGAUUAAGAAATsT A18617 90 UUUCUUAAUUUCAUCACUTsT AD-11610 645-663 VP40 A18618 91 CUGCCUGCUGCAACAUGGATsT A18619 92 UCCAUGUUGCAGCAGGCAGTsT AD-11611 646-664 VP40 A18620 93 UGCCUGCUGCAACAUGGACTsT A18621 94 GUCCAUGUtJGCAGCAGGCATsT AD-11612 451-469 GP A18622 95 GGCUGAAAACUGCUACAAUTsT A18623 96 AUUGUAGCAGUUUUCAGCCTsT AD-11613 452-470 GP A18624 97 GCUGAAAACUGCUACAAUCTsT A18625 98 GAUUGUAGCAGUUUUCAGCTsT AD-11614 453-471 GP A18626 99 CUGAAAACUGCUACAAUCUTsT A18627 100 AGAUUGUAGCAGUUUUCAGTsT AD-11615 454-472 GP A18628 101 UGAAAACUGCUACAAUCUUTsT A18629 102 AAGAUUGUAGCAGUUUUCATsT AD-11616 455-473 GP A18630 103 GAAAACUGCUACAAUCUUGTsT A18631 104 CAAGAUUGUAGCAGUUUUCTsT AD-11617 456-474 GP A18632 105 AAAACUGCUACAAUCUUGATsT A18633 106 UCAAGAUUGUAGCAGUUUUTsT AD-11618 457-475 GP A18634 107 AAACUGCUACAAUCUUGAATsT A18635 108 UUCAAGAUUGUAGCAGUUUTsT AD-11619 458-476 GP A18636 109 AACUGCUACAAUCUUGAAATsT A18637 110 UUUCAAGAUUGUAGCAGUUTsT AD-11620 459-477 GP A18638 111 ACUGCUACAAUCUUGAAAUTsT A18639 112 AUUUCAAGAUUGUAGCAGUTsT AD-11621 599-617 VP30 A18640 113 AGCAAAUCCAACGGCUGAUTsT A18641 114 AUCAGCCGUUGGAUUUGCUTsT AD-11622 600-618 VP30 A18642 115 GCAAAUCCAACGGCUGAUGTsT A18643 116 CAUCAGCCGUUGGAUUUGCTsT AD-11623 601-619 VP30 A18644 117 CAAAUCCAACGGCUGAUGATsT A18645 118 UCAUCAGCCGUUGGAUUUGTsT AD-11624 135-153 L A18646 119 UUGGACCAAUGUGACCUAGTsT A18647 120 CUAGGUCACAUUGGUCCAATsT AD-11625 136-154 L A18648 121 UGGACCAAUGUGACCUAGUTsT A18649 122 ACUAGGUCACAUUGGUCCATsT AD-11626 2100-2118 L A18650 123 AUGCAUGUCAGUGAUUAUUTsT A18651 124 AAUAAUCACUGACAUGCAUTsT AD-11627 2101-2119 L A18652 125 UGCAUGUCAGUGAUUAUUATsT A18653 126 UAAUAAUCACUGACAUGCATsT AD-11628 2102-2120 L A18654 127 GCAUGUCAGUGAUUAUUAUTST A18655 128 AUAAUAAUCACUGACAUGCTsT AD-11629 2103-2121 L A18656 129 CAUGUCAGUGAUUAUUAUATsT A18657 130 UAUAAUAAUCACUGACAUGTsT AD-11630 2104-2122 L A18658 131 AUGUCAGUGAUUAUUAUAATsT A18659 132 UUAUAAUAAUCACUGACAUTsT AD-11631 2114-2132 L A18660 133 UUAUUAUAAUCCACCACAUTsT A18661 134 AUGUGGUGGAUUAUAAUAATsT AD-11632 2115-2133 L A18662 135 UAUUAUAAUCCACCACAUATsT A18663 136 UAUGUGGUGGAUUAUAAUATsT AD-11633 2116-2134 L A18664 137 AUUAUAAUCCACCACAUAATsT A18665 138 UUAUGUGGUGGAUUAUAAUTsT AD-11634 2412-2430 L A18666 139 AAAGUUACAAGUGCCUGUGTsT A18667 140 CACAGGCACUUGUAACUUUTsT AD-11635 2413-2431 L A18668 141 AAGUUACAAGUGCCUGUGGTsT A18669 142 CCACAGGCACUUGUAACUUTsT AD-11636 2466-2484 L A18670 143 UCAGGUUUUAUCUAUUUUGTsT A18671 144 CAAAAUAGAUAAAACCUGATsT AD-11637 2467-2485 L A18672 145 CAGGUUUUAUCUAUUUUGGTsT A18673 146 CCAAAAUAGAUAAAACCUGTsT AD-11638 2556-2574 L A18674 147 UCUGAUGCAAUUUUUGAUGTsT A18675 148 CAUCAAAAAUUGCAUCAGATsT AD-11639 2557-2557 L A18676 149 CUGAUGCAAUUUUUGAUGATsT A18677 150 UCAUCAAAAAUUGCAUCAGTsT AD-11640 1825-1843 NP A18678 151 AGUUACUCGGAAAACGGCATST A18679 152 UGCCGUUUUCCGAGuAACUTsT AD-11641 1588-1606 NP A18680 153 AAcGcuAuGGuAAcucuAATsT A18681 154 UuAGAGUuACcAuAGCGUUTsT AD-11642 1827-1845 NP A18682 155 uuAcucGGAAAAcGGcAuGTsT A18683 156 cAUGCCGUUUUCCGAGuAATsT AD-11643 1583-1601 NP A18684 157 AAAcAAAcGcuAuGGuAAcTsT A18685 158 GUuACcAuAGCGUUUGUUUTsT AD-11644 1488-1506 NP A18686 159 AGAGucucGcGAAcuuGAcTsT A18687 160 GUcAAGUUCGCGAGACUCUTsT AD-11645 1489-1507 NP A18688 161 GAGucucGcGAAcuuGAccTsT A18689 162 GGUcAAGUUCGCGAGACUCTsT AD-11646 1585-1603 NP A18690 163 AcAAAcGcuAuGGuAAcucTsT A18691 164 GAGUuACcAuAGCGUUUGUTsT AD-11647 1586-1604 NP A18692 165 cAAAcGcuAuGGuAAcucuTsT A18693 166 AGAGUuACcAuAGCGUUUGTsT AD-16648 2231-2249 NP A18694 167 cAccGGcucccGuAuAcAGTsT A18695 168 CUGuAuACGGGAGCCGGUGTsT AD-11649 2873-2891 NP A18696 169 cuAAcuAGcGAuuuAucuATsT A18697 170 uAGAuAAAUCGCuAGUuAGTsT AD-11650 1172-1190 VP35 A18698 171 GCUGAACUAUAGGGUACGUTsT A18699 172 ACGuACCCuAuAGUUcAGCTsT AD-11651 1176-1194 VP35 A18700 173 AAcuAuAGGGuAcGuuAcATsT A18701 174 UGuAACGuACCCuAuAGUUTsT AD-11652 1174-1192 VP35 A18702 175 uGAAcuAuAGGGuAcGuuATsT A18703 176 uAACGuACCCuAuAGUUcATsT AD-11653 1178-1196 VP35 A18706 177 cuAuAGGGuAcGuuAcAuuTsT A18707 178 AAUGuAACGuACCCuAuAGTsT AD-11655 251-269 VP35 A18704 179 GGAuuAuGcuAcGcAucccTsT A18705 180 GGGAUGCGuAGcAuAAUCCTsT AD-11654 416-434 VP35 A18708 181 uuAGAAcAAcGcAuuAcGATsT A18709 182 UCGuAAUGCGUUGUUCuAATsT AD-16656 421-439 VP35 A18710 183 AcAAcGcAuuAcGAGucuuTsT A18711 184 AAGACUCGuAAUGCGUUGUTsT AD-11657 1057-1075 VP35 A18712 185 uGAucGAGGuuGGGuAuGuTsT A18713 186 AcAuACCcAACCUCGAUcATsT AD-11658 167-185 GP A18714 187 ccucGuGAucGAuucAAGATsT A18715 188 UCUUGAAUCGAUcACGAGGTsT AD-11659 163-181 GP A18716 189 GuuAccucGuGAucGAuucTsT A18717 190 GAAUCGAUcACGAGGuAACTsT AD-11660 658-676 GP A18720 191 AAcGAcuuucGcuGAAGGuTsT A18721 192 ACCUUcAGCGAAAGUCGUUTsT AD-11662 755-773 GP A18722 193 AcGGAGGAcccGucuAGuGTsT A18723 194 cACuAGACGGGUCCUCCGUTsT AD-11663 966-984 GP A18724 195 AGGucAAccccGAAAuuGATsT A18725 196 UcAAUUUCGGGGUUGACCUTsT AD-11664 978-996 GP A18726 197 AAAuuGAuAcAAcAAucGGTsT A18727 198 CCGAUUGUUGuAUcAAUUUTsT AD-11665  985-1003 GP A18728 199 uAcAAcAAucGGGGAGuGGTsT A18729 200 CcACUCCCCGAUUGUUGuATsT AD-11666 1101-1119 GP A18730 201 AGAGuccGGcGcGAAcuucTsT A18731 202 GAAGuUCGCGCCGGACUCUTsT AD-11667 1730-1748 GP A18718 203 uGGAuAccAuAuuucGGGcTsT A18719 204 GCCCGAAAuAUGGuAUCcATsT AD-11661 1820-1838 GP A18732 205 cuGGccAAcGAGAcGAcucTsT A18733 206 GAGUCGUCUCGUUGGCcAGTsT AD-11668 1298-1316 VP30 A18734 207 uAucGcucGuAAuAuAAccTsT A18735 208 GGUuAuAUuACGAGCGAuATsT AD-11669 295-313 VP30 A18736 209 uucGAGcAcGAucAucAucTsT A18737 210 GAuGAuGAUCGuGCUCGAATsT AD-11670 590-608 VP30 A18738 211 cucGcGcuuAGcAAAuccATsT A18739 212 UGGAUUUGCuAAGCGCGAGTsT AD-11671 519-537 VP30 A18740 213 uuAcuccuAcuAAucGcccTsT A18741 214 GGGCGAUuAGuAGGAGuAATsT AD-11672 126-144 VP30 A18742 215 cuGcGAAccGGuAGAGuuuTsT A18743 216 AAACUCuACCGGUUCGcAGTsT AD-11673 133-151 VP30 A18744 217 CcGGuAGAGuuuAGuuGcATsT A18745 218 UGcAACuAAACUCuACCGGTsT AD-11674 292-310 VP30 A18746 219 AuGuucGAGcAcGAucAucTsT A18747 220 GAUGAUCGUGCUCGAAcAUTsT AD-11675 321-339 VP30 A18748 221 AAuuAucGAGGuGAGuAccTsT A18749 222 GGuACUcACCUCGAuAAUUTsT AD-11676 910-928 VP30 A18750 223 GGGAccGAcAAucccuAAuTsT A18751 224 AUuAGGGAUUGUCGGUCCCTsT AD-11677 1295-1313 VP30 A18752 225 ucGuAucGcucGuAAuAuATsT A18753 226 uAuAUuACGAGCGAuACGATsT AD-11678 331-349 VP30 A18754 227 GuGAGuAccGucAAucAAGTsT A18755 228 CUUGAUUGACGGuACUcACTsT AD-11679 123-141 VP30 A18756 229 GAucuGcGAAccGGuAGAGTsT A18757 230 CUCuACCGGUUCGcAGAUCTsT AD-11680 124-142 VP30 A18758 231 AucuGcGAAccGGuAGAGuTsT A18759 232 ACUCuACCGGUUCGcAGAUTsT AD-11681 1293-1311 VP30 A18760 233 ucucGuAucGcucGuAAuATsT A18761 234 uAUuACGAGCGAuACGAGATsT AD-11682 145-163 VP30 A18762 235 AGuuGcAAccuAAcAcAcATsT A18763 236 UGUGUGUuAGGUUGcAACUTsT AD-11683 293-311 VP30 A18764 237 uGuucGAGcAcGAucAucATsT A18765 238 UGAUGAUCGUGCUCGAAcATsT AD-11684 358-376 VP30 A18766 239 cAcAAGuGcGcGuuccuAcTsT A18767 240 GuAGGAACGCGcACUUGUGTsT AD-11685 359-377 VP30 A18768 241 AcAAGuGcGcGuuccuAcuTsT A18769 242 AGuAGGAACGCGcACUUGUTsT AD-11686 518-536 VP30 A18770 243 AuuAcuccuAcuAAucGccTsT A18771 244 GGCGAUuAGuAGGAGuAAUTsT AD-11687 520-538 VP30 A18772 245 uAcuccuAcuAAucGcccGTsT A18773 246 CGGGCGAUuAGuAGGAGuATsT AD-11688 524-542 VP30 A18774 247 ccuAcuAAucGcccGuAAGTsT A18775 248 CUuACGGGCGAUuAGuAGGTsT AD-11689 525-543 VP30 A18776 249 cuAcuAAucGcccGuAAGATsT A18777 250 UCUuACGGGCGAUuAGuAGTsT AD-11690 584-602 VP30 A18778 251 cAAGGAcucGcGcuuAGcATsT A18779 252 UGCuAAGCGCGAGUCCUUGTsT AD-11691 469-487 VP24 A18784 253 AGcuACGGGAcGAuAcAAuTsT A18785 254 AUUGuAUCGUCCCGuAGCUTsT AD-11694 910-928 VP24 A18786 255 GucGuuGAuucGAuccAAuTsT A18787 256 AUUGGAUCGAAUcAACGACTsT AD-11695 467-485 VP24 A18788 257 AAAGcuAcGGGAcGAuACATsT A18789 258 UGuAUCGUCCCGuAGCUUUTsT AD-11696 862-880 VP24 A18792 259 cAAcAuGcGAAcAcAAcGuTsT A18793 260 ACGUUGUGUUCGcAUGUUGTsT AD-11698 466-484 VP24 A18796 261 uAAAGcuAcGGGAcGAuAcTsT A18797 262 GuAUCGUCCCGuAGCUUuATsT AD-11700 523-541 VP24 A18804 263 uGucuuAAGcGAccucuGuTsT A18805 264 AcAGAGGUCGCUuAAGAcATsT AD-11704 958-976 VP24 A18806 265 ucuAcAuGucGuGAAcuAcTsT A18807 266 GuAGUUcACGAcAUGuAGATsT AD-11705 959-977 VP24 A18808 267 cuAcAuGucGuGAAcuAcATsT A18809 268 UGuAGUUcACGACAUGuAGTsT AD-11706 971-989 VP24 A18810 269 AAcuAcAACGGAuuGuuGATsT A18811 270 UcAAcAAUCCGUUGuAGUUTsT AD-11707 1071-1089 VP24 A18812 271 ccGAcAAAucGGcAAuGAATsT A18813 272 UUcAUUGCCGAUUUGUCGGTsT AD-11708 5886-5904 L A18816 273 AGAucGAAAuuGuAcGAAGTsT A18817 274 CUUCGuAcAAUUUCGAUCUTsT AD-11710 192-210 L A18818 275 AAuccGcAAcuAcGcAAcuTsT A18819 276 AGUUGCGuAGUUGCGGAUUTsT AD-11711 5395-5413 L A18820 277 cAcGccAAuuAAcGucAucTsT A18821 278 GAUGACGUuAAUUGGCGUGTsT AD-11712 193-211 L A18822 279 AuccGcAAcuAcGcAAcuGTsT A18823 280 cAGUUGCGuAGUUGCGGAUTsT AD-11713 219-237 L A18824 281 ccGAAAcAuAucuAccGuuTsT A18825 282 AACGGuAGAuAUGUUUCGGTsT AD-11714 2840-2858 L A18826 283 uuucuAccGGAAucuAGGATsT A18827 284 UCCuAGAUUCCGGuAGAAATsT AD-11715 4779-4797 L A18828 285 AuuAAucGcGGAAcAAuuGTsT A18829 286 cAAUUGUUCCGCGAUuAAUTsT AD-11716 5275-5293 L A18830 287 AuuucGAucGAucGAGAcATsT A18831 288 uGUCUCGAUCGAUCGAAAUTsT AD-11717 5391-5409 L A18832 289 GGGAcAcGccAAuuAAcGuTsT A18833 290 ACGUuAAUUGGCGUGUCCCTsT AD-11718 191-209 L A18834 291 uAAuccGcAAcuAcGcAAcTsT A18835 292 GUUGCGuAGUUGCGGAUuATsT AD-11719 1614-1632 L A18836 293 AGuAcuAAAcGuGuAccGGTsT A18837 294 CCGGuAcACGUUuAGuACUTsT AD-11720 4588-4606 L A18838 295 cAcAucGcucAuuGcGAAuTsT A18839 296 AUUCGcAAUGAGCGAUGUGTsT AD-11721 4590-4608 L A18840 297 cAucGcucAuuGcGAAuAcTsT A18841 298 GuAUUCGcAAUGAGCGAUGTsT AD-11722 5884-5902 L A18842 299 AcAGAucGAAAuuGuAcGATsT A18843 300 UCGuAcAAUUUCGAUCUGUTsT AD-11723 161-179 L A18844 301 AGcuuGcGGGuuAuAuucATsT A18845 302 UGAAuAuAACCCGcAAGCUTsT AD-11724 778-796 L A18846 303 cuGccGAcGucuuGAuAAuTsT A18847 304 AUuAUcAAGACGUCGGcAGTsT AD-11725 5446-5464 L A18848 305 AGuAcuuAcGGcAAuuGAGTsT A18849 306 CUcAAUUGCCGuAAGuACUTsT AD-11726 6297-6315 L A18850 307 AAcCucGucGAuucAAAAATsT A18851 308 uuuuuGAAUCGACGAGGuUTsT AD-11727 5269-5287 L A18852 309 AAcuAAAuuucGAucGAucTsT A18853 310 GAUCGAUCGAAAUUuAGUUTsT AD-11728 1778-1796 L A18854 311 GccuuAuccGAcucGcAAuTsT A18855 312 AUUGCGAGUCGGAuAAGGCTsT AD-11729 1780-1798 L A18856 313 cuuAuccGAcucGcAAuGuTsT A18857 314 AcAUUGCGAGUCGGAuAAGTsT AD-11730 3163-3181 L A18858 315 GucGuuuuGcGGccGAuAuTsT A18859 316 AuAUCGGCCGcAAAACGACTsT AD-11731 3164-3182 L A18860 317 ucGuuuuGcGGccGAuAucTsT A18861 318 GAuAUCGGCCGcAAAACGATsT AD-11732 5273-5291 L A18862 319 AAAuuucGAucGAucGAGATsT A18863 320 UCUCGAUCGAUCGAAAuuUTsT AD-11733 6295-6313 L A18864 321 AuAAccucGucGAuucAAATsT A18865 322 UUUGAAUCGACGAGGUuAUTST AD-11734 1702-1720 L A18866 323 UACUACCACAAUAUCGGAATST A18867 324 UUCCGAuAUUGUGGuAGuATsT AD-11735 1781-1799 L A18868 325 uuAuccGAcucGcAAuGuuTsT A18869 326 AAcAUUGCGAGUCGGAuAATsT AD-11736 5270-5288 L A18870 327 AcuAAAuuucGAucGAucGTsT A18871 328 CGAUCGAUCGAAAUUuAGUTsT AD-11737 5276-5294 L A18872 329 uuucGAucGAucGAGAcAcTsT A18873 330 GuGUCUCGAUCGAUCGAAATsT AD-11738 5394-5412 L A18874 331 AcAcGccAAuuAAcGucAuTsT A18875 332 AUGACGUuAAUUGGCGUGUTsT AD-11739 6242-6260 L A18876 333 AAGuuAuAuccGccuuGGuTsT A18877 334 ACcAAGGCGGAuAuAACUUTsT AD-11740 182-200 L A18878 335 AuAcucccuuAAuccGcAATsT A18879 336 UUGCGGAUuAAGGGAGuAUTsT AD-11741 194-212 L A18880 337 uccGcAAcuAcGcAAcuGuTsT A18881 338 AcAGUUGCGuAGUUGCGGATsT AD-11742 575-593 L A18882 339 ucGAGGAAAcuCuAGAucATsT A18883 340 UGAUCuAGAGUUUCCUCGATsT AD-11743 1565-1583 L A18884 341 uGcAGuAuucGAGccuAAuTsT A18885 342 AUuAGGCUCGAAuACUGcATsT AD-11744 1566-1584 L A18886 343 GcAGuAuucGAGccuAAuGTsT A18887 344 cAUuAGGCUCGAAuACUGCTsT AD-11745 1567-1585 L A18888 345 cAGuAuucGAGccuAAuGuTsT A18889 346 AcAUuAGGCUCGAAuACUGTsT AD-11746 2779-2797 L A18890 347 CAUUGGCACUAGCGGUACCTST A18891 348 GGuACCGCuAGUGCcAAUGTsT AD-11747 2838-2856 L A18892 349 uGuuucuAccGGAAucuAGTsT A18893 350 CuAGAUUCCGGuAGAAAcATsT AD-11748 2892-2910 L A18894 351 AcuuAucuccGAAuGAuuGTsT A18895 352 cAAUcAUUCGGAGAuAAGUTsT AD-11749 2981-2999 L A18896 353 AAAuccuAGcGGAuuAAAuTsT A18897 354 AUUuAAUCCGCuAGGAUUUTsT AD-11750 2982-3000 L A18898 355 AAUCCUAGCGGAUUAAAUGTST A18899 356 cAUUuAAUCCGCuAGGAUUTsT AD-11751 3038-3056 L A18900 357 GAuuGuAcGcAGGAccAucTsT A18901 358 GAUGGUCCUGCGuAcAAUCTsT AD-11752 3149-3167 L A18902 359 AAcuccuGuuAuGAGucGuTsT A18903 360 ACGACUcAuAAcAGGAGUUTsT AD-11753 3168-3186 L A18904 361 uuuGcGGccGAuAucuuuuTsT A18905 362 AAAAGAuAUCGGCCGcAAATsT AD-11754 3889-3907 L A18906 363 GGuAcAAcGAucAAuAcAGTsT A18907 364 CUGuAUUGAUCGUUGuACCTsT AD-11755 3922-3940 L A18908 365 uGGccAAucGuAuGAGuAATsT A18909 366 UuACUcAuACGAUUGGCcATsT AD-11756 4001-4019 L A18910 367 GucuGcAcGcGAcAGcAAuTsT A18911 368 AUUGCUGUCGCGUGcAGACTsT AD-11757 4584-4602 L A18912 369 cuAccAcAucGcucAuuGcTsT A18913 370 GcAAUGAGCGAUGUGGuAGTsT AD-11758 4593-4611 L A18914 371 cGcucAuuGcGAAuAcuuATsT A18915 372 uAAGuAUUCGcAAUGAGCGTsT AD-11759 4598-4616 L A18916 373 AuuGcGAAuAcuuAAGccATsT A18917 374 UGGCUuAAGuAUUCGcAAUTsT AD-11760 4601-4619 L A18918 375 GcGAAuAcuuAAGccAAcATsT A18919 376 UGUUGGCUuAAGuAUUCGCTsT AD-11761 4638-4656 L A18920 377 AuGucAcGGuuAAuGAGuATsT A18921 378 uACUcAUuAACCGUGAcAUTsT AD-11762 4778-4796 L A18922 379 AAuuAAucGcGGAAcAAuuTsT A18923 380 AAUUGUUCCGCGAUuAAUUTsT AD-11763 5274-5292 L A18924 381 AAuuucGAucGAucGAGAcTsT A18925 382 GUCUCGAUCGAUCGAAAuUTsT AD-11764 5392-5410 L A18926 383 GGAcAcGccAAuuAAcGucTsT A18927 384 GACGUuAAUUGGCGUGUCCTsT AD-11765 5649-5667 L A18928 385 AcGcuAGcuAcuGAGuccATsT A18929 386 UGGACUcAGuAGCuAGCGUTsT AD-11766 5833-5851 L A18930 387 cuAAGcAAGucGAGGuuAuTsT A18931 388 AuAACCUCGACUUGCUuAGTsT AD-11767 6243-6261 L A18932 389 AGuuAuAuccGccuuGCuuTsT A18933 390 AACcAAGGCGGAuAuAACUTsT AD-11768 6290-6308 L A18934 391 cAGGuAuAAccucGucGAuTsT A18935 392 AUCGACGAGGUuAuACCUGTsT AD-11769 6291-6309 L A18936 393 AGGuAuAAccucGucGAuuTsT A18937 394 AAUCGACGAGGUuAuACCUTsT AD-11770 1816-1834 NP A18938 395 AcuAcGAGGAuucGGcuGATsT A18939 396 UcAGCCGAAUCCUCGuAGUTsT AD-11771 875-893 NP A18940 397 ucuAcccAAAcuuGucGuuTsT A18941 398 AACGAcAAGUUUGGGuAGATsT AD-11772 1817-1835 NP A18942 399 cuAcGAGGAuucGGcuGAATsT A18943 400 UUcAGCCGAAUCCUCGuAGTsT AD-11773 1812-1830 NP A18944 401 ccuGAcuAcGAGGAuucGGTsT A18945 402 CCGAAUCCUCGuAGUcAGGTsT AD-11774 1819-1837 NP A18946 403 AcGAGGAuucGGcuGAAGGTsT A18947 404 CCUUcAGCCGAAUCCUCGUTsT AD-11775 2140-2158 NP A18948 405 AcGAGAGucucAcAucccuTsT A18949 406 AGGGAuGuGAGACUCUCGUTST AD-11776 730-748 VP35 A18950 407 AAAuuucGGGcGAccuuAcTsT A18951 408 GuAAGGUCGCCCGAAAUUUTsT AD-11777 735-753 VP35 A18952 409 ucGGGcGAccuuAcAuuucTsT A18953 410 GAAAUGuAAGGUCGCCCGATsT AD-11778 195-213 VP35 A18954 411 uGAccGGcAAAAuAccGcuTsT A18955 412 AGCGGuAUUUUGCCGGUcATsT AD-11779 198-216 VP35 A18956 413 ccGGcAAAAuACcGCuAAcTsT A18957 414 GUuAGCGGuAUUUUGCCGGTsT AD-11780 379-397 VP35 A18958 415 AGcuGuGcGucGGcAAAccTsT A18959 416 GGUUUGCCGACGcACAGCUTsT AD-11781 646-664 VP35 A18960 417 AuuGAAAGAuccGAAcGGGTsT A18961 418 CCCGUUCGGAUCUUUcAAUTsT AD-11782 731-749 VP35 A18962 419 AAuuucGGGcGAccuuAcATsT A18963 420 UGuAAGGUCGCCCGAAAUUTsT AD-11783 732-750 VP35 A18964 421 AuuucGGGcGAccuuAcAuTsT A18965 422 AUGUAAGGUCGCCCGAAAUTsT AD-11784 1193-1211 VP35 A18966 423 GucuAuuGuGucAuAAGcuTsT A18967 424 AGCUuAUGAcAcAAuAGACTsT AD-11785 438-456 VP40 A18968 425 cucGcAucuuAuAcGAucATsT A18969 426 UGAUCGuAuAAGAUGCGAGTsT AD-11786 1301-1319 VP40 A18970 427 uGcAuAAGcGAuccAuAcuTsT A18971 428 AGuAUGGAUCGCUuAUGcATsT AD-11787 1191-1209 VP40 A18972 429 AAuGuAcuAAucGGGucAATsT A18973 430 UUGACCCGAUuAGuAcAUUTsT AD-11788 442-460 VP40 A18974 431 cAucuuAuAcGAucAcccATsT A18975 432 UGGGUGAUCGuAuAAGAUGTsT AD-11789 443-461 VP40 A18976 433 AUCUUAUACGAUCACCCAUTsT A18977 434 AUGGGUGAUCGuAuAAGAUTsT AD-11790 478-496 VP40 A18978 435 AcccccucGuuAGAGuGAATsT A18979 436 UUcACUCuAACGAGGGGGUTsT AD-11791 834-852 VP40 A18980 437 AucGuGccAAuuGAuccAGTsT A18981 438 CUGGAUcAAUUGGcACGAUTsT AD-11792 1192-1210 VP40 A18982 439 AuGuAcuAAucGGGucAAGTsT A18983 440 CUUGACCCGAUuAGuAcAUTsT AD-11793 1194-1212 VP40 A18984 441 GuAcuAAucGGGucAAGGATsT A18985 442 UCCUUGACCCGAUuAGuACTsT AD-11794 1300-1318 VP40 A18986 443 AuGcAuAAGcGAuccAuAcTsT A18987 444 GuAUGGAUCGCUuAUGcAUTsT AD-11795 465-483 GP A18988 445 AcGGGAGcGAAuGcuuAccTsT A18989 446 GGuAAGcAUUCGCUCCCGUTsT AD-11796 358-376 VP30 A18990 447 AGuuAGAGucccuAcGGuuTsT A18991 448 AACCGuAGGGACUCuAACUTsT AD-11797 331-349 VP30 A18992 449 cuAccGuAGuAGucGAAGuTsT A18993 450 ACUUCGACuACuACGGuAGTsT AD-11798 250-268 VP30 A18994 451 GAAUUcAcGuGccGAccAGTsT A18995 452 CUGGUCGGcACGUGAAUUCTsT AD-11799 1009-1027 VP30 A18996 453 uGcccccccAAGcGuuAAuTsT A18997 454 AUuAACGCUUGGGGGGGcATsT AD-11800 1318-1336 VP30 A18998 455 AGAGuGuuAGGAucGuUAuTsT A18999 456 AuAACGAUCCuAACACUCUTsT AD-11801 126-144 VP30 A19000 457 AAucccGAGOcGGcAAuucTsT A19001 458 GAAuuGCCGCCUCGGGAuUTsT AD-11802 354-372 VP30 A19002 459 CGCAAGUUAGAGUCCCUACTST A19003 460 GuAGGGACUCuAACUUGCGTsT AD-11803 553-571 VP30 A19004 461 uGAuucAucGcuuAAuAuATsT A19005 462 uAuAUuAAGCGAUGAAUcATsT AD-11804 583-601 VP30 A19006 463 AGAccuAAGAcuAGcAAAuTsT A19007 464 AUUUGCuAGUCUuAGGUCUTsT AD-11805 652-670 VP30 A19008 465 AuuAcuAGucGAGAcuGcuTsT A19009 466 AGcAGUCUCGACuAGuAAUTsT AD-11806  992-1010 VP30 A19010 467 ucAGGccuAcGcuuAcuuGTsT A19011 468 cAAGuAAGCGuAGGCCUGATsT AD-11807 1013-1031 VP30 A19012 469 ccccCAAGcGuuAAuGAAGTsT A19013 470 CUUcAUuAACGCUUGGGGGTsT AD-11808 404-422 VP24 A19014 471 AuuAuAcGGGuccAuuAAuTsT A19015 472 AUuAAUGGACCCGuAuAAUTsT AD-11809 888-906 VP24 A19016 473 cucAAcGAGuAAAGGAccATsT A19017 474 UGGUCCUUuACUCGUUGAGTsT AD-11810 1247-1265 VP24 A19018 475 uuGUAcGAuAGGGcuAAcATsT A19019 476 UGUuAGCCCuAUCGuAcAATsT AD-11811 536-554 VP24 A19020 477 GuuGuGuuuAGcGAccuAuTsT A19021 478 AuAGGUCGCuAAAcAcAACTsT AD-11812 1050-1068 VP24 A19022 479 GGACUAAUAuGGGuuAucuTsT A19023 480 AGAuAACCcAuAUuAGUCCTsT AD-11813 1095-1113 VP24 A19024 481 CUGCGAUGGAUAUACGACATsT A19025 482 UGUCGuAuAUCcAUCGcAGTsT AD-11814 535-553 VP24 A19026 483 AGuuGuGuuuAGcGAccuATsT A19027 484 uAGGUCGCuAAAcAcAACUTsT AD-11815 196-214 VP24 A19028 485 uuGAAcuAGucuAcucGcATsT A19029 486 UGCGAGuAGACuAGUUcAATsT AD-11816 215-233 VP24 A19030 487 GAAUCCUACCGGGAAUAGATsT A19031 488 UCuAUUCCCGGuAGGAUUCTsT AD-11817 403-421 VP24 A19032 489 uAuuAuAcGGGuccAuuAATsT A19033 490 UuAAUGGACCCGuAuAAuATsT AD-11818 406-424 VP24 A19034 491 uAuAcGGGuccAuuAAuuuTsT A19035 492 AAAUuAAUGGACCCGuAuATsT AD-11819 1140-1158 VP24 A19036 493 uAcAuGAAuCGAcAcuuAATsT A19037 494 UuAAGUGUCGAUUcAUGuATsT AD-11820 1243-1261 VP24 A19038 495 AAAAuuGuAcGAuAGGGcuTsT A19039 496 AGCCCuAUCGuAcAAUUUUTsT AD-11821 1249-1267 VP24 A19040 497 GuAcGAuAGGGcuAAcAuuTsT A19041 498 AAUGUuAGCCCuAUCGuACTsT AD-11822 1590-1608 VP24 A19042 499 GAGcccAAAuuAAcAcGGuTsT A19043 500 ACCGUGUuAAUUUGGGCUCTsT AD-11823 3688-3706 L A19044 501 ccCGcuAuuAAGccGAGGuTsT A19045 502 ACCUCGGCUuAAuAGCGGGTsT AD-11824 3687-3705 L A19046 503 GcccGcuAuuAAGccGAGGTsT A19047 504 CCUCGGCUuAAuAGCGGGCTsT AD-11825 2956-2974 L A19048 505 AAuuGuAGcGcAAuuGAcuTsT A19049 506 AGUcAAUUGCGCuAcAAUUTsT AD-11826 2615-2633 L A19050 507 AGcGAucAAucuccGAAAcTsT A19051 508 GuuUCGGAGAuuGAUCGCUTsT AD-11827 2612-2630 L A19052 509 uuGAGcGAucAAucuccGATsT A19053 510 UCGGAGAUUGAUCGCUcAATsT AD-11828 4595-4613 L A19054 511 uucGAAucuucAAAccGAcTsT A19055 512 GUCGGuuuGAAGAuUCGAATsT AD-11829 2613-2631 L A19056 513 uGAGcGAucAAucuCCGAATsT A19057 514 UUCGGAGAUUGAUCGCUcATsT AD-11830 2614-2632 L A19058 515 GAGcGAucAAucuccGAAATsT A19059 516 uuUCGGAGAuuGAUCGCUCTsT AD-11831 3941-3959 L A19060 517 CAAcGcGcuuGAuGGuAucTsT A19061 518 GAuACcAUcAAGCGCGUUGTsT AD-11832 3942-3960 L A19062 519 AAcGcGcuuGAuGGuAucuTsT A19063 520 AGAuACcAUcAAGCGCGUUTsT AD-11833 1680-1698 L A19064 521 AuACGcCcAAGAAcuuAGGTsT A19065 522 CCuAAGUUCUUGGGCGuAUTsT AD-11834 3686-3704 L A19066 523 AGcccGcuAuuAAGccGAGTsT A19067 524 CUCGGCUuAAuAGCGGGCUTsT AD-11835 4255-4273 L A19068 525 uuAucGAuuGAcAGuccuuTsT A19069 526 AAGGACUGUcAAUCGAuAATsT AD-11836 1374-1392 L A19070 527 AGAccGAuGuuuAAcGccGTsT A19071 528 CGGCGUuAAAcAUCGGUCUTsT AD-11837 5470-5488 L A19072 529 AccAuAuAuuGucGcuucATsT A19073 530 UGAAGCGAcAAuAuAUGGUTsT AD-11838 3872-3890 L A19074 531 AuAuuGuGcAucGGuAuAATsT A19075 532 UuAUACCGAUGCAcAAuAUTsT AD-11839 1384-1402 L A19076 533 uuAAcGccGGGAuuGAAuuTsT A19077 534 AAUUcAAUCCCGGCGUuAATsT AD-11840 4519-4537 L A19078 535 UGCACGAAAAAGAUCGGACTsT A19079 536 GUCCGAUCUUUUUCGUGcATsT AD-11841 3682-3700 L A19080 537 GGucAGcccGcuAuuAAGcTsT A19081 538 GCUuAAuAGCGGGCUGACCTsT AD-11842 2954-2972 L A19082 539 GGAAuuGuAGcGcAAuuGATsT A19083 540 UcAAUUGCGCuAcAAUUCCTsT AD-11843 5467-5485 L A19084 541 AcuAccAuAuAuuGucGcuTsT A19085 542 AGCGAcAAuAuAUGGuAGUTsT AD-11844 1376-1394 L A19086 543 AccGAuGuuuAAcGccGGGTsT A19087 544 CCCGGCGUuAAAcAUCGGUTsT AD-11845 2448-2466 L A19088 545 uGAuGAGAcuuucGuAcAcTsT A19089 546 GUGuACGAAAGUCUcAUcATsT AD-11846 1023-1041 L A19090 547 AcGAAAAGGGcGGuuuuuATsT A19091 548 uAAAAACCGCCCUUUUCGUTsT AD-11847 1377-1395 L A19092 549 ccGAuGuuuAAcGccGGGATsT A19093 550 UCCCGGCGUuAAAcAUCGGTsT AD-11848 2619-2637 L A19094 551 AucAAuCuCCGAAAcuAGATsT A19095 552 UCuAGUUUCGGAGAUUGAUTsT AD-11849 5608-5626 L A19096 553 AAAuAcGGcGuuAAGAAGuTsT A19097 554 ACUUCUuAACGCCGuAUUUTsT AD-11850 5607-5625 L A19098 555 AAAAuAcGGCGuuAAGAAGTsT A19099 556 CUUCUuAACGCCGuAUUUUTsT AD-11851 6396-6414 L A19100 557 ucGAAcccAGAcuuAucAuTsT A19101 558 AUGAuAAGUCUGGGUUCGATsT AD-11852 4165-4183 L A19102 559 AcAAccAcGcuAAAucUAGTsT A19103 560 CuAGAUUuAGCGUGGUUGUTsT AD-11853 4250-4268 L A19104 561 GcAAcuuAucGAuuGAcAGTsT A19105 562 CUGUcAAUCGAuAAGUUGCTsT AD-11854 6434-6452 L A19106 563 GAcGGAuAAcuAAAcuAGuTsT A19107 564 ACuAGUUuAGUuAUCCGUCTsT AD-11855 2959-2977 L A19108 565 uGuAGcGcAAuuGAcutauGTsT A19109 566 cAAAGUcAAUUGCGCuAcATsT AD-11856 6433-6451 L A19110 567 GGACGGAuAAcuAAAcuAGTsT A19111 568 CuAGUUuAGUuAUCCGUCCTsT AD-11857  83-101 L A19112 569 uGGcuAcccAAcAuAcAcATsT A19113 570 UGUGuAUGUUGGGuAGCcATsT AD-11858 1382-1400 L A19114 571 GuuuAAcGccGGGAuuGAATsT A19115 572 UUcAAUCCCGGCGUuAAACTsT AD-11859 1014-1032 NP A19116 573 uuuccGuuuGAuGcGAAcATsT A19117 574 UGUUCGcAUcAAACGGAAATsT AD-11860 1805-1823 NP A19118 575 GAAGcuAcGGcGAAuAccATsT A19119 576 UGGuAUUCGCCGuAGCUUCTsT AD-11861 1862-1880 NP A19120 577 uGGuccuAuucGAucuAGATsT A19121 578 UCuAGAUCGAAuAGGACcATsT AD-11862 1016-1034 NP A19122 579 uccGuuuGAuGcGAAcAAATsT A19123 580 UUUGUUCGcAUcAAACGGATsT AD-11863 2230-2248 NP A19124 581 ccAccGGcucccGuAuAcATsT A19125 582 UGuAuACGGGAGCCGGUGGTsT AD-11864 2233-2251 NP A19126 583 ccGGcucccGuAuAcAGAGTsT A19127 584 CUCUGuAuACGGGAGCCGGTsT AD-11865 959-977 NP A19136 585 AAGGAcuGAuACAAuAuccTsT A19137 586 GGAuAUUGuAUcAGUCCUUTsT AD-11870 1017-1035 NP A19138 587 ccGuuuGAuGcGAAcAAAuTsT A19139 588 AUUUGUUCGcAUcAAACGGTsT AD-11871 2124-2142 NP A19140 589 cccAcuGGAcGAuGccGAcTsT A19141 590 GUCGGcAUCGUCcAGUGGGTsT AD-11872 745-763 NP A19142 591 cGuGAuGGAGuGAAGcGccTsT A19143 592 GGCGCUUcACUCcAUcACGTsT AD-11873 2229-2247 NP A19144 593 cccAccGGcucccGuAuAcTsT A19145 594 GuAuACGGGAGCCGGUGGGTsT AD-11874 2119-2137 NP A20118 595 GcAGAcccAcuGGAcGAuGTsT A20119 596 cAUCGUCcAGUGGGUCUGCTsT AD-12462 1587-1605 NP A20120 597 AAAcGcuAuGGuAAcucuATsT A20121 598 uAGAGUuACcAuAGCGUUUTsT AD-12463 1300-1318 NP A20122 599 uucGcccGAcuuuuGAAccTsT A20123 600 GGUUcAAAAGUCGGGCGAATsT AD-12464 1808-1826 NP A20124 601 GcuAcGGcGAAuAccAGAGTsT A20125 602 CUCUGGuAUUCGCCGuAGCTsT AD-12465 1813-1831 NP A20126 603 GGcGAAuAccAGAGuuAcuTsT A20127 604 AGuAACUCUGGuAUUCGCCTsT AD-12466 532-550 VP35 A19146 605 GGuGAuGAcAAccGGucGGTsT A19147 606 CCGACCGGUUGUcAUcACCTsT AD-11875 417-435 VP35 A19148 607 uAGAAcAAcGcAuuAcGAGTsT A19149 608 CUCGuAAUGCGUUGUUCuATsT AD-11876 741-759 VP35 A19152 609 GGAAAccuGAcAuuucGGcTsT A19153 610 GCCGAAAUGUcAGGUUUCCTsT AD-11878 1049-1067 VP35 A19154 611 cccAAGAuuGAucGAGGuuTsT A19155 612 AACCUCGAUcAAUCUUGGGTsT AD-11879 206-224 VP35 A19160 613 AGAAuuccuGuAAGCGAcATsT A19161 614 UGUCGCUuAcAGGAAUUCUTsT AD-11882 246-264 VP35 A19162 615 AUCCAGGAUUAUGCUACGCTsT A19163 616 GCGuAGcAuAAUCCUGGAUTsT AD-11883 247-265 VP35 A19164 617 uCcAGGAuuAuGcuAcGcATsT A19165 618 UGCGuAGcAuAAUCCUGGATsT AD-11884 287-305 VP35 A19166 619 CCAAACCCGAAGACGCGCATsT A19167 620 uGCGCGUCuUCGGGuuuGGTsT AD-11885 314-332 VP35 A19168 621 AcccAAAcCGAcccAAuuuTsT A19169 622 AAAuuGGGUCCGuuuGGGUTsT AD-11886 319-337 VP35 A19170 623 AAcGGAcccAAuuuGcAAuTsT A19171 624 AUUGcAAAUUGGGUCCGUUTsT AD-11887 414-432 VP35 A19172 625 cAuuAGAAcAAcGcAuuAcTsT A19173 626 GuAAUGCGUUGUUCuAAUGTsT AD-11888 415-433 VP35 A19174 627 AuuAGAAcAAcGcAuuAcGTsT A19175 628 CGuAAUGCGUUGUUCuAAUTsT AD-11889 439-457 VP35 A19176 629 uGAGAAuGGucuAAAGccATsT A19177 630 UGGCUUuAGACcAUUCUcATsT AD-11890 576-594 VP35 A19178 631 AGGcuUAuUGGGccGAAcATsT A19179 632 UGUUCGGCCcAAuAAGCCUTsT AD-11891 413-431 VP35 A20128 633 ucAuuAGAAcAAcGcAuuATsT A20129 634 uAAUGCGUUGUUCuAAUGATsT AD-12467 583-601 VP35 A20130 635 UUGGGCCGAACAUGGUCAATsT A20131 636 UUGACcAUGUUCGGCCcAATsT AD-12468  983-1001 VP35 A20132 637 cAcAuccGcucucGAGCuGTsT A20133 638 cACCUCGAGAGCGGAUGUGTsT AD-12469 318-336 VP35 A20134 639 AAAcGGAcccAAuuuGcAATsT A20135 640 UUGcAAAUUGGGUCCGUUUTsT AD-12470 420-438 VP35 A20136 641 AAcAAcGcAuuAcGAGucuTsT A20137 642 AGACUCGuAAUGCGUUGUUTsT AD-12471 419-437 VP35 A20138 643 GAACAACGCAUUACGAGUCTsT A20139 644 GACUCGuAAUGCGUUGUUCTsT AD-12472 134-152 VP35 A20140 645 GccAcGAcucAAAAcGAcATsT A20141 646 UGUCGUUUUGAGUCGUGGCTsT AD-12473 893-911 VP40 A19180 647 CCACAAGCUGACCGGUAAGTsT A19181 648 CUuACCGGUcAGCUUGUGGTsT AD-11892 892-910 VP40 A19182 649 uccAcAAGCuGAccGGuAATsT A19183 650 UuACCGGUcAGCUUGUGGATsT AD-11893 325-343 VP40 A19188 651 uGAAuGucAuAucGGGcccTsT A19189 652 GGGCCCGAuAUGAcAUUcATsT AD-11896 450-468 VP40 A19190 653 AcuAucAcccAuuucGGcATsT A19191 654 UGCCGAAAUGGGUGAuAGUTsT AD-11897 662-680 VP40 A19194 655 GAccGAuGAcAcuccAAcATsT A19195 656 UGUUGGAGUGUcAUCGGUCTsT AD-11899 200-218 VP40 A19198 657 GAcAccGGAGucAGucAAuTsT A19199 658 AuuGACuGACUCCGGuGUCTsT AD-11901 203-221 VP40 A19200 659 AccGGAGucAGucAAuGGGTsT A19201 660 CCcAUUGACUGACUCCGGUTsT AD-11902 204-222 VP40 A19202 661 ccGGAGucAGucAAuGGGGTsT A19203 662 CCCcAUUGACUGACUCCGGTsT AD-11903 225-243 VP40 A19204 663 AcuccAucGAAuccAcucATsT A19205 664 uGAGuGGAuUCGAuGGAGUTsT AD-11904 386-404 VP40 A19206 665 uGucGcuGAucAAAAGACcTsT A19207 666 GGUCUUUUGAUcAGCGAcATsT AD-11905 584-602 VP40 A19208 667 AGuccAAcuAccccAGuAuTsT A19209 668 AuACUGGGGuAGUUGGACUTsT AD-11906 631-649 VP40 A19210 669 uGAucAcccAAccAcuGccTsT A19211 670 GGcAGUGGUUGGGUGAUcATsT AD-11907 660-678 VP40 A19212 671 uGGAccGAuGAcAcuccAATsT A19213 672 UUGGAGUGUcAUCGGUCcATsT AD-11908 663-681 VP40 A19214 673 AccGAuGAcAcucCAAcAGTsT A19215 674 CUGUUGGAGUGUcAUCGGUTsT AD-11909 929-947 VP40 A19218 675 uGGAcAAccAAucAucccuTsT A19219 676 AGGGAUGAUUGGUUGUCcATsT AD-11911 1019-1037 VP40 A19220 677 uuGuGAcAcGuGucAuucuTsT A19221 678 AGAAUGAcACGUGUcAcAATsT AD-11912 243-261 VP40 A19224 679 AGGccAAuuGccGAuGAcATsT A19225 680 UGUcAUCGGcAAUUGGCCUTsT AD-11914 140-158 VP40 A20142 681 AuAcccuGucAGGucAAAuTsT A20143 682 AUUUGACCUGAcAGGGuAUTsT AD-12474 141-159 VP40 A20144 683 UACCCUGUCAGGUCAAAUUTsT A20145 684 AAUUUGACCUGAcAGGGuATsT AD-12475 378-396 VP40 A20146 685 ccucuAGGuGucGcuGAucTsT A20147 686 GAUCAGCGACACCuAGAGGTsT AD-12476 427-445 VP40 A20148 687 ccGccAucAuGcuuGcuucTsT A20149 688 GAAGcAAGCAUGAUGGCGGTsT AD-12477 898-916 VP40 A20150 689 AGcuGAccGGuAAGAAGGuTsT A20151 690 ACCUUCUuACCGGUcAGCUTsT AD-12478 199-217 VP40 A20152 691 uGAcAccGGAGucAGucAATsT A20153 692 UUGACUGACUCCGGUGUcATsT AD-12479 568-586 VP40 A20154 693 AGuucGuucuuccGccAGuTsT A20155 694 ACUGGCGGAAGAACGAACUTsT AD-12480 569-587 VP40 A20156 695 GuucGuucuuccGccAGucTsT A20157 696 GACUGGCGGAAGAACGAACTsT AD-12481 1728-1746 GP A19232 697 ccuGGAuAccAuAuuucGGTsT A19233 698 CCGAAAuAUGGuAUCcAGGTsT AD-11918 1729-1747 GP A19234 699 cuGGAuAccAuAuuucGGGTsT A19235 700 CCCGAAAuAUGGuAUCcAGTsT AD-11919 1818-1836 GP A19246 701 AGcuGGccAAcGAGAcGAcTsT A19247 702 GUCGUCUCGUUGGCcAGCUTsT AD-11925 1821-1839 GP A19248 703 uGGccAAcGAGAcGAcucATsT A19249 704 UGAGUCGUCUCGUUGGCcATsT AD-11926 1732-1750 GP A19250 705 GAuAccAuAuuucGGGccATsT A19251 706 UGGCCCGAAAuAUGGuAUCTsT AD-11927 1956-1974 GP A20158 707 cGGAcuGcuGuAucGAAccTsT A20159 708 GGUUCGAuAcAGcAGUCCGTsT AD-12482 2107-2125 GP A20160 709 uGGAGuuAcAGGcGuuAuATsT A20161 710 uAuAACGCCUGuAACUCCATsT AD-12483 2124-2142 GP A20162 711 uAAuuGcAGuuAucGcuuuTsT A20163 712 AAAGCGAuAACUGcAAUuATsT AD-12484 2109-2127 GP A20164 713 GAGuuACAGGcGuuAuAAuTsT A20165 714 AUuAuAACGCCUGuAACUCTsT AD-12485 1958-1976 GP A20166 715 GAcuGcuGuAucGAAccAcTsT A20167 716 GUGGUUCGAuAcAGcAGUCTsT AD-12486 1890-1908 GP A20168 717 UCCUCAACCGUAAGGCAAUTsT A20169 718 AUUGCCUuACGGUUGAGGATsT AD-12487 1891-1909 GP A20170 719 ccucAAccGuAAGGcAAuuTsT A20171 720 AAUUGCCUuACGGUUGAGGTsT AD-12488 1307-1325 GP A20172 721 AAuAcAcccGuGuAuAAAcTsT A20173 722 GUUuAuAcACGGGUGuAUUTsT AD-12489 1823-1841 GP A20174 723 GccAAcGAGAcGAcucAAGTsT A20175 724 CUUGAGUCGUCUCGUUGGCTsT AD-12490 2110-2128 GP A20176 725 AGuuAcAGGcGuuAuAAuuTsT A20177 726 AAUuAuAACGCCUGuAACUTsT AD-12491 1308-1326 GP A20178 727 AuAcAcccGuGuAuAAAcuTsT A20179 728 AGUUuAuAcACGGGUGuAUTsT AD-12492 2113-2131 GP A20180 729 uAcAGGcGuuAuAAuuGcATsT A20181 730 UGCAAUuAuAACGCCUGuATsT AD-12493 1654-1672 GP A20182 731 cAAuGcucAAcccAAAuGcTsT A20183 732 GcAUUUGGGUUGAGcAUUGTsT AD-12494 1824-1842 GP A20184 733 ccAAcGAGAcGAcucAAGcTsT A20185 734 GCUUGAGUCGUCUCGUUGGTsT AD-12495 1313-1331 GP A20186 735 cccGuGuAuAAAcuuGAcATsT A20187 736 UGUcAAGUUuAuAcACGGGTsT AD-12496 1873-1891 GP A20188 737 GcuAcGcAccuuuucAAucTsT A20189 738 GAUUGAAAAGGUGCGuAGCTsT AD-12497 1953-1971 GP A20190 739 GAccGGAcuGcuGuAucGATsT A20191 740 UCGAuAcAGcAGUCCGGUCTsT AD-12498 1964-1982 GP A20192 741 uGuAucGAAccAcAuGAuuTsT A20193 742 AAUcAUGUGGUUCGAuAcATsT AD-12499 329-347 VP30 A20194 743 AGGuGAGuAccGucAAucATsT A20195 744 UGAUUGACGGuACUcACCUTsT AD-12500 426-444 VP30 A20196 745 AAAGAcAuAuGuccGAccuTsT A20197 746 AGGUCGGAcAuAUGUCUUUTsT AD-12501 842-860 VP30 A20198 747 UCUCGAAGUAUAUCAACGATsT A20199 748 UCGUUGAuAuACUUCGAGATsT AD-12502 909-927 VP30 A20200 749 uGGGAccGAcAAucccuAATsT A20201 750 UuAGGGAUUGUCGGUCCcATsT AD-12506 523-541 VP30 A20202 751 uccuAcuAAucGcccGuAATsT A20203 752 UuACGGGCGAUuAGuAGGATsT AD-12504 429-447 VP30 A20204 753 GAcAuAuGuccGAccuuGATsT A20205 754 UcAAGGUCGGAcAuAUGUCTsT AD-12505 521-539 VP30 A20206 755 ACUCCUACUAAUCGCCCGUTsT A20207 756 ACGGGCGAUUAGuAGGAGUTsT AD-12506 903-921 VP30 A20208 757 CAAcAAuGGGAccGAcAAuTsT A20209 758 AUUGUCGGUCCcAUUGUUGTsT AD-12507 355-373 VP30 A20210 759 ccucAcAAGuGcGcGuuccTsT A20211 760 GGAACGCGcACUUGUGAGGTsT AD-12508 337-355 VP30 A20212 761 AccGucAAucAAGGAGcGcTsT A20213 762 GCGCUCCUUGAUUGACGGUTsT AD-12509 908-926 VP24 A19262 763 cuGucGuuGAuucGAuccATsT A19263 764 UGGAUCGAAUcAACGAcAGTsT AD-11933 522-540 VP24 A19272 765 uuGucuuAAGcGAccucuGTsT A19273 766 cAGAGGUCGCUuAAGAcAATsT AD-11938 790-808 VP24 A19274 767 uuuGAuuGAAcccuuAGcATsT A19275 768 UGCuAAGGGUUcAAUcAAATsT AD-11939 863-881 VP24 A20214 769 AAcAuGcGAAcACAAcGuGTsT A20215 770 cACGUUGUGUUCGcAUGUUTsT AD-12510 1102-1120 VP24 A20216 771 uGGGccGGcGAAAuuuuccTsT A20217 772 GGAAAAUUUCGCCGGCCcATsT AD-12511 912-930 VP24 A20218 773 cGuuGAuucGAuccAAuAuTsT A20219 774 AuAUUGGAUCGAAUCAACGTsT AD-12512 954-972 VP24 A20220 775 AuGcucuAcAuGucGuGAATsT A20221 776 UUcACGAcAUGuAGAGcAUTsT AD-12513 475-493 VP24 A20222 777 GGGAcGAuAcAAucuAAuATsT A20223 778 uAUuAGAUUGuAUCGUCCCTsT AD-12514 1069-1087 VP24 A20224 779 AcccGAcAAAucGGcAAuGTsT A20225 780 cAUUGCCGAUUUGUCGGGUTsT AD-12515 486-504 VP24 A20226 781 AucuAAuAucGcccAAAAATsT A20227 782 UUUUUGGGCGAuAUuAGAUTsT AD-12516 525-543 VP24 A20228 783 ucuuAAGcGAccucuGuAATsT A20229 784 UuAcAGAGGUCGCUuAAGATsT AD-12517 867-885 VP24 A20230 785 uGcGAAcAcAAcGuGucAATsT A20231 786 UUGAcACGUUGUGUUCGcATsT AD-12518 1028-1046 VP24 A20232 787 AuAAcucGAAcuAAcAuGGTsT A20233 788 CcAUGUuAGUUCGAGUuAUTsT AD-12519 471-489 VP24 A20234 789 CUACGGGACGAUACAAUCUTsT A20235 790 AGAUUGuAUCGUCCCGuAGTsT AD-12520 1029-1047 VP24 A20236 791 uAAcucGAAcuAAcAuGGGTsT A20237 792 CCcAUGUuAGUUCGAGUuATsT AD-12521 1948-1966 L A20238 793 cAGuuAGAGGGAGuAGcuuTsT A20239 794 AAGCuACUCCCUCuAACUGTsT AD-12522 2003-2021 L A20240 795 AuAuGAGuuuAcAGcAccuTsT A20241 796 AGGUGCUGuAAACUcAuAUTsT AD-12523 2005-2023 L A20242 797 AuGAGuuuAcAGcAccuuuTsT A20243 798 AAAGGUGCUGuAAACUcAUTsT AD-12524 2070-2088 L A20244 799 uGGAuGcAuuAuAcAAuccTsT A20245 800 GGAUUGuAuAAUGcAUCcATsT AD-12525 1959-1977 NP A19278 801 AccuuGGAcGGAGcGAAAATsT A19279 802 UUUUCGCUCCGUCcAAGGUTsT AD-11941 1687-1705 NP A19280 803 cAuuucccGGGccGAucuATsT A19281 804 uAGAUCGGCCCGGGAAAUGTsT AD-11942 1775-1793 NP A19282 805 uGuuGuuGAcccGuAuGAuTsT A19283 806 AUCAuACGGGUcAAcAAcATsT AD-11943 384-402 NP A19284 807 GuuuAccuGAGAGccuAcATsT A19285 808 UGuAGGCUCUcAGGuAAACTsT AD-11944 400-418 NP A19286 809 AcAAcAuGGAuAAAcGGGuTsT A19287 810 ACCCGUUuAUCcAUGUUGUTsT AD-11945 1773-1791 NP A19288 811 GGuGuuGuuGAcccGuAuGTsT A19289 812 cAuACGGGUcAAcAAcACCTsT AD-11946 1964-1982 NP A19290 813 GGAcGGAGcGAAAAAGGuGTsT A19291 814 cACCUUUUUCGCUCCGUCCTsT AD-11947 411-429 NP A19292 815 AAAcGGGuGAGAGGuucAuTsT A19293 816 AUGAACCUCUcACCCGUUUTsT AD-11948 1815-1833 NP A19294 817 GAcuAcGAGGAuucGGcuGTsT A19295 818 cAGCCGAAUCCUCGuAGUCTsT AD-11949 407-425 NP A19296 819 GGAuAAAcGGGuGAGAGGuTsT A19297 820 ACCUCUCACCCGUUuAUCCTsT AD-11950 2405-2423 NP A19298 821 uuAucAccuAAuGAGuGAuTsT A19299 822 AUcACUcAUuAGGUGAuAATsT AD-11951 409-427 NP A19300 823 AuAAAcGGGuGAGAGGuucTsT A19301 824 GAACCUCUcACCCGUUuAUTsT AD-11952 1811-1829 NP A19302 825 UCCUGACUACGAGCAUUCGTsT A19303 826 CGAAUCCUCGuAGUcAGGATsT AD-11953 408-426 NP A19304 827 GAuAAAcGGGuGAGAGGuuTsT A19305 828 AACCUCUcACCCGUUuAUCTsT AD-11954 1958-1976 NP A19306 829 GAccuuGGACGGAGcGAAATsT A19307 830 UUUCGCUCCGUCcAAGGUCTsT AD-11955 1973-1991 NP A19308 831 GAAAAAGGuGccGGAGuuGTsT A19309 832 cAACUCCGGcACCUUUUUCTsT AD-11956 1810-1828 NP A19310 833 AuccuGAcuAcGAGGAuucTsT A19311 834 GAAUCCUCGuAGUCAGGAUTsT AD-11957 1953-1971 NP A19312 835 GAuccGAccUuGGACGGAGTsT A19313 836 CUCCGUCCAAGGUCGGAUCTsT AD-11958 1692-1710 NP A19314 837 CccGGGccGAucuAuGAuGTsT A19315 838 cAUcAuAGAUCGGCCCGGGTsT AD-11959 197-215 VP35 A19316 839 AccGGcAAAAuAccGcuAATsT A19317 840 UuAGCGGuAUUUUGCCGGUTsT AD-11960 196-214 VP35 A19318 841 GAcCGGcAAAAuAccGcuATsT A19319 842 uAGCGGuAUUUUGCCGGUCTsT AD-11961 409-427 VP35 A19320 843 AucAcuAGAAGGucGAGuATsT A19321 844 uACUCGACCUUCuAGUGAUTsT AD-11962 476-494 VP35 A19322 845 AuAucAucccuGAAucGcATsT A19323 846 UGCGAUUcAGGGAUGAuAUTsT AD-11963 611-629 VP35 A19324 847 ccAucAuuGuAcGAGGAuGTsT A19325 848 CAUCCUCGuAcAAUGAUGGTsT AD-11964 645-663 VP35 A19326 849 AAuuGAAAGAuccGAAcGGTsT A19327 850 CCGUUCGGAUCUUUcAAUUTsT AD-11965 726-744 VP35 A19328 851 AGGAAAAuuucGGGcGAccTsT A19329 852 GGUCGCCCGAAAuuuUCCUTsT AD-11966 1130-1148 VP35 A19330 853 GuAAGcucAuuuuGcGAuGTsT A19331 854 cAUCGcAAAAUGAGCUuACTsT AD-11967 729-747 VP35 A19332 855 AAAAuuucGGGcGAccuuATsT A19333 856 uAAGGUCGCCCGAAAUUUUTsT AD-11968 606-624 VP35 A19334 857 cAGGcccAucAuuGuAcGATsT A19335 858 UCGuAcAAUGAUGGGCCUGTsT AD-11969 256-274 VP35 A19336 859 cccGAuAAccAuuAuuAGuTsT A19337 860 ACuAAuAAUGGUuAUCGGGTsT AD-11970 478-496 VP35 A19338 861 AucAucccuGAAucGcAGcTsT A19339 862 GCUGCGAUUcAGGGAUGAUTsT AD-11971 724-742 VP35 A19340 863 uGAGGAAAAuuucGGGcGATsT A19341 864 UCGCCCGAAAUUUUCCUcATsT AD-11972 644-662 VP35 A19342 865 AAAuuGAAAGAuccGAAcGTsT A19343 866 CGUUCGGAUCUUUcAAUUUTsT AD-11973 1239-1257 VP35 A19344 867 AuccuAAucAAuuGAuAAuTsT A19345 868 AUuAUcAAUUGAUuAGGAUTsT AD-11974 1052-1070 VP35 A19346 869 AucGAuAGAGGuuGGGucuTsT A19347 870 AGACCcAACCUCuAUCGAUTsT AD-11975 429-447 VP40 A19348 871 GcAAuuAuGcucGcAucuuTsT A19349 872 AAGAUGCGAGCAuAAUUGCTsT AD-11976 1189-1207 VP40 A19350 873 AAAAuGuAcuAAucGGGucTsT A19351 874 GACCCGAUuAGuAcAUUUUTsT AD-11977 1190-1208 VP40 A19352 875 AAAuGuAcuAAucGGGucATsT A19353 876 UGACCCGAUuAGuAcAUUUTsT AD-11978 373-391 VP40 A19354 877 GGuuGccAcucGGAAuuGcTsT A19355 878 GcAAUUCCGAGUGGcAACCTsT AD-11979 439-457 VP40 A19356 879 ucGcAucuuAuAcGAucAcTsT A19357 880 GUGAUCGuAuAAGAUGCGATsT AD-11980 441-459 VP40 A19358 881 GcAucuuAuAcGAucAcccTsT A19359 882 GGGUGAUCGuAuAAGAUGCTsT AD-11981 1121-1139 VP40 A19360 883 AuAGcAAcucAAucGAcuuTsT A19361 884 AAGUCGAUUGAGUUGCuAUTsT AD-11982 1127-1145 VP40 A19362 885 AcucAAucGAcuuuuAGGATsT A19363 886 UCCuAAAAGUCGAUUGAGUTsT AD-11983 1193-1211 VP40 A19364 887 uGuAcuAAucGGGucAAGGTsT A19365 888 CCUUGACCCGAUuAGuAcATsT AD-11984 1298-1316 VP40 A19366 889 ACAuGCAuAAGcGAuccAuTsT A19367 890 AUGGAUCGCUuAUGcAUGUTsT AD-11985 1307-1325 VP40 A19368 891 AGcGAuccAuAcuucGcccTsT A19369 892 GGGCGAAGuAUGGAUCGCUTsT AD-11986 361-379 VP40 A19370 893 AAAucccuAuuuGGuuGccTsT A19371 894 GGcAACcAAAuAGGGAUUUTsT AD-11987 437-455 VP40 A19372 895 GcucGcAucuuAuAcGAucTsT A19373 896 GAUCGuAuAAGAUGCGAGCTsT AD-11988 857-875 VP40 A19374 897 GAGuAuCAuuGGGAucGAGTsT A19375 898 CUCGAUCCcAAUGAuACUCTsT AD-11989 484-502 VP40 A19376 899 ucGuuAGAGuGAAucGAcuTsT A19377 900 AGUCGAUUcACUCuAACGATsT AD-11990 1845-1863 GP A19378 901 GGAGcuGcGGAcAuAuAccTsT A19379 902 GGuAuAUGUCCGcAGCUCCTsT AD-11991 254-272 GP A19380 903 GAGAuuGAccAGCuAGucuTsT A19381 904 AGACuAGCUGGUcAAUCUCTsT AD-11992 461-479 GP A19382 905 ccGGAcGGGAGcGAAuGcuTsT A19383 906 AGcAUUCGCUCCCGUCCGGTsT AD-11993 466-484 GP A19384 907 cGGGAGcGAAuGcuuAcccTsT A19385 908 GGGuAAGcAUUCGCUCCCGTsT AD-11994 933-951 GP A19386 909 uAAuuuGGAcAcuAGAuGcTsT A19387 910 GcAUCuAGUGUCcAAAUuATsT AD-11995 1045-1363 GP A19388 911 UUAUCGCUCAACGAGACAGTsT A19389 912 CUGUCUCGUUGAGCGAuAATsT AD-11996 1100-1118 GP A19390 913 GAAGAAucuccGAccGGGcTsT A19391 914 GCCCGGUCGGAGAuUCuUCTsT AD-11997 1102-1120 GP A19392 915 AGAAucuccGAccGGGccATsT A19393 916 UGGCCCGGUCGGAGAUUCUTsT AD-11998 1191-1209 GP A19394 917 AAcAACAuuGcCGucucAGTsT A19395 918 CUGAGACGGcAAUGUUGUUTsT AD-11999 1203-1221 GP A19396 919 GucucAGAAuucGAcAGAATsT A19397 920 uUCuGUCGAAuUCuGAGACTsT AD-12000 1844-1862 GP A19398 921 cGGAGcuGcGGAcAuAuAcTsT A19399 922 GuAuAUGUCCGcAGCUCCGTsT AD-12001 255-273 GP A19400 923 AGAuuGAccAGcuAGucuGTsT A19401 924 cAGACuAGCUGGUcAAUCUTsT AD-12002 1212-1230 GP A19402 925 uucGAcAGAAGGucGAAGATsT A19403 926 UCUUCGACCUUCUGUCGAATsT AD-12003 1706-1724 GP A19404 927 GGAucccGuAcuuuGGAccTsT A19405 928 GGUCcAAAGuACGGGAUCCTsT AD-12004 125-143 GP A19406 929 cuuAGccuAcuccAAuuGcTsT A19407 930 GcAAUUGGAGuAGGCuAAGTsT AD-12005 264-282 GP A19408 931 AGcuAGucuGcAAGGAucATsT A19409 932 UGAUCCUUGcAGACuAGCUTsT AD-12006 332-350 GP A19410 933 AGcGGAGuAucuACuGAuATsT A19411 934 uAUcAGuAGAuACUCCGCUTsT AD-12006 464-482 GP A19412 935 GAcGGGAGcGAAuGcuuAcTsT A19413 936 GuAAGcAUUCGCUCCCGUCTsT AD-12008 1210-1228 GP A19414 937 AAuucGAcAGAAGGucGAATsT A19415 938 uUCGACCuUCuGUCGAAUUTsT AD-12009 1213-1231 GP A19416 939 ucGAcAGAAGGucGAAGAGTsT A19417 940 CUCuUCGACCuUCuGUCGATsT AD-12010 1850-1868 GP A19418 941 uGcGGAcAuAuAccAuAcuTsT A19419 942 AGuAUGGuAuAUGUCCGcATsT AD-12011 124-142 GP A19420 943 ucuuAGccuAcuccAAuuGTsT A19421 944 cAAUUGGAGuAGGCuAAGATsT AD-12012 1044-1062 GP A19422 945 uuuAucGcucAAcGAGAcATsT A19423 946 UGUCUCGUUGAGCGAuAAATsT AD-12013 265-283 GP A19424 947 GcuAGucuGcAAGGAucAuTsT A19425 948 AUGAUCCUUGcAGACuAGCTsT AD-12014 361-379 VP30 A19426 949 uAGAGucccuAcGGuuuucTsT A19427 950 GAAAACCGuAGGGACUCuATsT AD-12015 324-342 VP30 A19428 951 cAAcAGAcuAccGuAGuAGTsT A19429 952 CuACuACGGuAGUCUGUUGTsT AD-12016  994-1012 VP30 A19430 953 AGGccuAcGcuuAcuuGccTsT A19431 954 GGcAAGuAAGCGuAGGCCUTsT AD-12017 248-266 VP30 A19432 955 AGGAAuucAcGuGccGAccTsT A19433 956 GGUCGGcACGUGAAUUCCUTsT AD-12018 491-509 VP30 A19434 957 cuuGAAAGCcuAAccGAccTsT A19435 958 GGUCGGUuAGGCUUUcAAGTsT AD-12019 322-340 VP30 A19436 959 AAcAAcAGAcuAccGuAGuTsT A19437 960 ACuACGGuAGUCUGUUGUUTsT AD-12020 323-341 VP30 A19438 961 AcAAcAGAcuAccGuAGuATsT A19439 962 uACuACGGuAGUCUGUUGUTsT AD-12021 517-535 VP30 A19440 963 CCUACUUCUUAUAGCACGGTsT A19441 964 CCGUGCuAuAAGAAGuAGGTsT AD-12022 295-313 VP30 A19442 965 GAcAAGAuccAuuucccGGTsT A19443 966 CCGGGAAAuGGAUCuuGUCTsT AD-12023 229-247 VP30 A19444 967 ucGuGAGcGCGGGAGAucATsT A19445 968 UGAUCUCCCGCGCUcACGATsT AD-12024 251-269 VP30 A19446 969 AAuucAcGuGccGAccAGcTsT A19447 970 GCUGGUCGGcACGUGAAUUTsT AD-12025 340-358 VP30 A19448 971 uAGucGAAGuAcuucGcAATsT A19449 972 UUGCGAAGuACUUCGACuATsT AD-12026 1350-1368 VP30 A19450 973 ucccuAGAAGcGuuGAAucTsT A19451 974 GAUUcAACGCUUCuAGGGATsT AD-12027 1057-1075 VP24 A19452 975 uAuGGGuuAucuuGucGAGTsT A19453 976 CUCGAcAAGAuAACCcAuATsT AD-12028 878-896 VP24 A19454 977 AAcAuGAGAAcucAAcGAGTsT A19455 978 CUCGUUGAGUUCUCAUGUUTsT AD-12029 1056-1074 VP24 A19456 979 AuAuGGGuuAucuuGucGATsT A19457 980 UCGAcAAGAuAACCcAuAUTsT AD-12030 1137-1155 VP24 A19458 981 uAcuAcAuGAAucGAcAcuTsT A19459 982 AGUGUCGAUUcAUGuAGuATsT AD-12031 1099-1117 VP24 A19460 983 GAuGGAuAuAcGAcAcCcuTsT A19461 984 AGGGUGUCGuAuAUCcAUCTsT AD-12032 1591-1609 VP24 A19462 985 AGCcCAAAuuAAcAcGGuATsT A19463 986 uACCGUGUuAAUUUGGGCUTsT AD-12033 1094-1112 VP24 A19464 987 ucuGcGAuGGAuAuAcGAcTsT A19465 988 GUCGuAuAUCcAUCGcAGATsT AD-12034 1135-1153 VP24 A19466 989 cuuAcuAcAuGAAucGAcATsT A19467 990 UGUCGAUUcAUGuAGuAAGTsT AD-12035 152-170 VP24 A19468 991 cuAGGcuAGGGuuuAuAGuTsT A19469 992 ACuAuAAACCCuAGCCuAGTsT AD-12036 624-642 VP24 A19470 993 AccAAAAGGGuAuuAcccuTsT A19471 994 AGGGuAAuACCCUUUUGGUTsT AD-12037

TABLE 3 Ebola Ebola Ebola Zaire GFP assay Zaire plaque Ebola Sudan IF assay Sudan plaque duplex % reduction % reduction vs % reduction % reduction vs name 100 nM 10 nM 1 nM no siRNA 100 nM 10 nM 1 nM no siRNA AD-11542 90.7 80.1 55.2 55.24 −5.3 −1.5 −11.8 −103.39 AD-11543 62.7 55.9 47.8 55.83 −11.9 10.2 −9.0 −7.12 AD-11544 63.5 32.8 41.0 42.06 22.5 34.6 61.1 −16.95 AD-11545 73.0 71.8 61.4 47.23 61.5 71.9 71.8 39.41 AD-11546 94.5 88.3 72.5 86.12 −8.8 −73.8 5.5 55.93 AD-11547 79.8 62.8 48.6 36.44 −20.7 15.8 −4.0 18.64 AD-11548 −15.4 −13.0 −15.6 19.3 29.2 49.3 AD-11549 3.8 13.8 16.1 44.12 63.7 51.5 90.4 94.38 AD-11550 17.5 −1.2 −10.5 −41.1 −39.8 −29.4 AD-11551 −14.2 −20.4 −21.3 −32.6 −23.9 −30.6 AD-11552 −14.7 −11.9 −6.5 −22.7 −9.5 11.9 AD-11553 4.7 7.4 13.9 27.67 44.5 40.9 44.6 80.33 AD-11554 −12.6 −20.5 −32.1 −12.6 −17.7 −8.0 AD-11555 −20.8 −22.2 −36.7 −9.8 −8.9 0.8 AD-11556 6.4 −11.6 −21.7 29.03 11.1 37.1 34.7 −17.37 AD-11557 30.6 22.0 −8.7 −175.73 41.5 48.3 78.3 82.20 AD-11558 3.0 1.2 −33.7 72.97 −23.5 −18.2 −30.8 82.49 AD-11559 −29.1 −38.0 −42.9 −2.4 −37.3 −26.5 AD-11560 −42.0 −46.1 −54.6 19.8 0.7 19.1 AD-11561 −16.4 −16.6 −15.9 37.38 50.5 61.2 57.4 −129.83 AD-11562 12.0 −13.9 −63.1 61.33 −35.3 −46.2 −42.4 63.56 AD-11563 −45.3 −51.6 −61.7 −45.3 −54.7 −42.9 AD-11564 −19.0 −31.3 −44.0 −38.5 −32.3 −0.1 AD-11565 −27.0 −4.4 −10.7 50.32 6.7 47.4 52.9 26.95 AD-11566 6.8 6.0 −0.5 32.0 18.2 0.7 AD-11567 −1.1 −5.7 0.3 3.1 −4.6 14.4 AD-11568 10.3 7.9 11.4 −0.7 27.6 25.6 AD-11569 17.6 22.0 15.4 33.01 47.1 51.3 63.7 −85.01 AD-11570 23.8 5.9 −15.4 98.14 9.3 −5.5 −15.3 −217.80 AD-11571 −27.5 −23.9 −32.4 −8.5 −13.0 10.8 AD-11572 −35.2 −25.7 −26.1 4.3 8.8 18.6 AD-11573 −8.3 16.7 15.7 46.60 55.9 76.5 37.8 −22.05 AD-11574 1.1 −12.0 −27.6 12.5 −2.9 −11.3 AD-11575 −29.9 −30.0 −35.9 1.6 27.3 −11.4 AD-11576 −9.4 −8.2 −20.8 0.1 34.6 3.1 AD-11577 −8.5 −0.1 13.7 45.2 31.5 23.2 AD-11578 9.8 17.0 4.1 −40.1 −56.3 −53.3 AD-11579 15.1 12.2 −7.8 −47.6 −37.3 −18.5 AD-11580 −4.4 2.3 4.1 76.38 14.2 4.9 33.6 12.97 AD-11581 10.6 2.5 3.4 −26.97 57.4 65.1 81.7 −109.94 AD-11582 10.6 4.3 −33.2 −1.17 −99.7 −93.3 −90.8 −533.33 AD-11583 −16.6 −18.4 −28.3 −85.8 −72.4 −55.3 AD-11584 −24.1 −12.0 −18.7 59.87 −1.0 54.0 16.5 1.61 AD-11585 −7.2 −9.6 9.1 51.46 37.5 19.1 45.7 82.71 AD-11586 −6.8 −0.7 −9.1 −81.1 −87.9 −86.9 AD-11587 6.1 −0.4 0.9 −80.7 −6.2 −51.8 AD-11588 20.9 10.4 −9.5 99.40 −12.9 −0.1 20.5 −117.23 AD-11589 28.7 24.3 16.1 35.75 18.2 38.7 54.2 88.14 AD-11590 20.7 28.8 3.0 98.81 −38.5 −55.2 20.9 44.92 AD-11591 −18.3 −29.6 −27.0 −3.1 −40.1 −30.1 AD-11592 −11.3 −14.7 −12.3 −36.3 −38.7 −46.1 AD-11593 3.8 5.0 −12.3 1.8 −15.8 4.6 AD-11594 33.4 4.9 −3.2 99.07 −25.2 −31.3 −21.7 7.63 AD-11595 −30.9 −37.7 −54.2 −11.6 −2.7 −2.7 AD-11596 −8.2 −14.8 −3.3 −7.8 26.8 3.5 AD-11597 13.0 13.0 11.7 21.7 28.2 25.2 83.00 AD-11598 40.0 −1.6 −10.4 98.91 −30.2 −33.7 −17.7 0.00 AD-11599 13.0 24.6 −18.3 98.79 −20.9 −22.8 −50.8 34.32 AD-11600 16.7 2.8 −8.1 98.52 −4.3 −28.5 6.8 −120.34 AD-11601 10.4 25.3 2.0 71.20 23.0 6.3 7.9 −652.16 AD-11602 39.7 45.0 24.4 38.73 47.4 37.7 54.8 48.13 AD-11603 41.2 42.4 36.0 54.85 38.2 35.7 43.8 73.04 AD-11604 39.6 36.3 31.6 −1.51 37.0 56.6 52.8 84.65 AD-11605 50.2 38.8 21.2 60.19 48.1 58.6 77.6 66.95 AD-11606 41.5 36.8 1.4 89.23 53.2 33.2 37.0 79.32 AD-11607 −12.8 2.7 −9.9 38.83 29.0 8.3 21.4 −13.98 AD-11608 10.9 −6.7 6.1 14.24 39.5 49.3 42.9 −75.07 AD-11609 27.3 32.9 29.0 51.46 36.8 40.7 50.2 20.81 AD-11610 23.9 19.7 16.0 23.95 37.7 70.3 49.6 97.93 AD-11611 5.6 11.9 16.1 30.7 8.5 15.6 AD-11612 −2.9 −4.0 −14.4 9.9 21.9 10.0 AD-11613 13.4 32.7 23.7 −2.6 17.5 44.4 AD-11614 9.0 14.3 10.3 21.9 9.9 −29.6 AD-11615 −5.9 22.3 −0.9 −24.8 −16.9 −21.2 AD-11616 2.3 5.5 11.0 −10.4 −7.6 26.4 AD-11617 14.3 5.3 −1.9 −617.15 39.8 62.5 91.5 14.55 AD-11618 −2.5 −4.3 −1.2 −11.0 −26.8 −28.6 AD-11619 −8.3 −37.8 −30.2 −33.9 −43.8 −23.9 AD-11620 11.0 −19.2 −37.5 −30.5 −12.0 0.7 AD-11621 −29.1 −4.5 4.7 −255.66 60.9 64.7 78.8 74.06 AD-11622 11.9 15.0 4.2 9.8 −29.1 −15.8 AD-11623 7.7 −17.8 −24.6 −27.3 −48.1 −19.4 AD-11624 −16.3 −36.6 −45.8 −36.1 −17.2 −8.3 AD-11625 45.0 11.0 0.3 37.98 19.5 48.2 43.1 −23.73 AD-11626 −3.6 13.2 11.9 −25.4 −81.4 −80.3 AD-11627 34.1 24.7 21.1 48.69 −46.8 −73.0 −54.8 12.71 AD-11628 −8.9 −1.4 −13.8 9.60 −9.5 6.1 35.2 59.80 AD-11629 22.9 23.0 11.8 −73.11 65.3 71.2 75.1 3.39 AD-11630 12.2 19.0 −2.0 −99.9 −123.8 −85.0 AD-11631 −10.4 −15.2 −18.3 −127.0 −87.2 −59.2 AD-11632 −50.7 −49.9 −49.4 −128.91 −32.4 1.3 29.8 51.76 AD-11633 −39.4 −10.2 1.8 −19.31 20.6 42.9 57.4 49.57 AD-11634 2.2 12.3 −14.1 −55.8 −129.3 −136.9 AD-11635 −44.3 −46.0 −29.5 −60.2 −89.0 −66.2 AD-11636 −48.8 −44.7 −41.1 −35.4 −17.4 7.3 AD-11637 −36.8 −27.2 −17.3 59.55 34.3 33.8 52.8 80.40 AD-11638 −8.4 8.5 −3.9 −9.4 12.4 28.9 AD-11639 −47.6 −1.7 36.0 23.31 2.9 20.2 12.6 −97.46 AD-11640 69.4 39.4 34.6 75.14 66.0 71.5 82.5 49.15 AD-11641 42.6 15.2 15.9 65.14 73.1 81.9 87.7 96.50 AD-11642 24.8 21.4 32.7 −42.93 89.8 87.4 87.4 4.03 AD-11643 37.7 53.8 52.7 89.14 94.3 94.2 97.5 −22.03 AD-11644 54.1 17.7 5.5 94.29 26.7 38.5 51.2 31.78 AD-11645 5.9 2.5 −2.5 51.97 64.7 68.1 80.1 93.34 AD-11646 −1.7 2.1 7.9 59.55 72.6 76.8 79.0 92.72 AD-11647 8.4 8.8 37.5 57.28 75.6 81.7 93.7 74.71 AD-11648 56.9 19.2 8.1 66.10 −15.4 −9.9 13.0 71.19 AD-11649 −3.3 −6.9 −3.5 65.47 36.0 54.2 64.9 82.84 AD-11650 1.9 −2.5 −1.5 17.28 58.7 65.3 59.6 2.31 AD-11651 6.7 9.4 30.9 65.70 70.3 87.1 91.2 83.96 AD-11652 55.8 27.7 10.3 −56.8 59.6 68.4 33.90 AD-11653 12.4 13.8 10.9 86.84 66.4 70.4 75.8 2.02 AD-11654 13.8 7.2 10.7 76.1 73.8 73.8 −123.92 AD-11655 9.1 14.6 40.5 −7.01 82.4 83.9 92.6 −146.11 AD-11656 39.1 9.6 −1.0 81.71 −21.9 30.7 19.0 20.34 AD-11657 −1.1 1.1 0.2 −3.1 20.7 48.9 AD-11658 7.3 0.9 1.5 86.84 55.5 50.8 41.3 93.52 AD-11659 2.9 4.1 28.0 78.79 46.4 51.1 66.6 79.47 AD-11660 23.8 13.0 0.9 80.57 11.0 20.8 −57.0 90.51 AD-11661 −6.4 −8.0 −6.1 −37.1 −16.9 19.1 AD-11662 −1.6 −7.9 −7.9 10.9 10.7 27.7 AD-11663 1.6 5.6 28.1 25.4 20.4 30.8 AD-11664 11.9 7.6 3.9 50.16 54.4 63.1 66.8 77.95 AD-11665 5.1 1.2 0.2 15.10 52.7 65.2 62.3 −13.26 AD-11666 0.0 −3.5 5.3 5.72 67.9 80.3 80.3 79.54 AD-11667 3.7 2.9 8.0 47.73 83.6 80.4 90.6 84.70 AD-11668 16.3 −0.3 −1.3 −91.6 −4.4 2.8 AD-11669 −1.0 3.8 0.3 3.4 33.5 43.3 AD-11670 −0.1 −4.6 −2.6 35.28 42.7 43.6 62.6 −5.48 AD-11671 0.1 1.1 16.0 80.58 61.0 65.1 72.7 13.54 AD-11672 8.2 −0.1 −2.2 −69.9 25.3 −57.8 AD-11673 1.7 0.9 3.2 −46.1 −22.7 1.5 AD-11674 −4.2 −3.0 −6.0 34.4 14.8 32.2 AD-11675 −0.6 0.6 18.4 11.1 45.1 59.7 AD-11676 22.1 11.5 7.7 78.86 75.7 86.4 78.6 16.95 AD-11677 5.6 −3.1 3.2 86.1 78.0 87.1 1.27 AD-11678 −2.3 −7.8 5.0 87.06 86.4 86.6 86.6 −141.35 AD-11679 5.6 7.3 34.4 28.26 88.3 88.6 90.9 −79.25 AD-11680 30.4 7.9 −0.5 75.62 −38.9 13.4 −88.3 72.03 AD-11681 −3.7 −10.1 −0.2 14.4 25.0 24.2 AD-11682 −10.0 −11.0 −7.7 −39.9 53.8 57.2 AD-11683 −6.4 6.6 32.3 92.99 59.6 53.3 48.2 57.85 AD-11684 31.5 14.4 2.9 33.26 −156.0 −119.6 −198.2 87.80 AD-11685 0.0 −6.5 −9.5 −6.15 −43.0 −107.3 −93.7 −20.61 AD-11686 −12.0 −7.9 −4.7 88.12 −134.6 −69.2 −151.8 43.11 AD-11687 −4.8 6.3 29.0 −77.4 −41.4 −79.0 AD-11688 40.0 28.5 26.7 −15.66 73.4 79.8 88.0 66.95 AD-11689 34.4 27.1 32.4 57.33 83.4 74.8 86.5 85.59 AD-11690 24.0 30.2 42.1 71.71 82.5 89.4 89.4 83.05 AD-11691 47.9 44.1 55.3 87.43 92.0 93.9 97.0 70.96 AD-11694 44.3 8.5 5.7 2.1 4.8 13.6 AD-11695 1.5 0.5 −5.3 42.1 36.7 46.0 AD-11696 5.1 4.8 10.8 49.2 56.9 76.3 AD-11698 18.4 20.4 45.5 59.09 69.5 79.5 82.0 54.66 AD-11700 30.4 8.5 −2.1 84.00 −151.2 −108.0 −67.5 4.52 AD-11704 −7.2 −6.1 −9.9 −37.2 −56.5 −32.4 AD-11705 −2.9 −2.4 −4.7 −7.3 0.9 −14.8 AD-11706 8.5 21.1 99.9 21.5 −8.9 33.9 AD-11707 41.8 25.9 21.9 90.69 79.3 84.2 85.1 63.14 AD-11708 27.2 27.4 28.1 83.92 80.0 81.1 83.7 24.58 AD-11710 31.0 37.7 43.0 77.54 86.9 89.6 89.6 99.70 AD-11711 33.8 36.5 48.2 73.43 91.1 89.8 93.9 −34.75 AD-11712 81.1 20.2 8.0 79.71 22.6 −4.3 27.5 −13.56 AD-11713 −8.6 −4.0 −2.1 39.1 39.1 51.8 AD-11714 −8.7 −8.3 −4.3 63.27 45.0 66.1 74.5 39.48 AD-11715 0.8 14.9 40.7 −92.23 79.0 82.0 86.9 1.15 AD-11716 32.4 8.3 1.8 83.05 −46.0 −51.4 −11.3 −577.97 AD-11717 2.2 −0.5 −0.6 −1.5 −13.0 −14.3 AD-11718 −8.1 −11.9 −19.8 2.4 18.8 29.2 AD-11719 4.2 11.6 33.8 57.93 55.3 56.6 74.0 −2.02 AD-11720 29.8 17.3 10.4 77.05 86.4 91.8 95.6 −373.73 AD-11721 14.6 13.7 12.4 82.56 90.8 91.1 95.1 −31.70 AD-11722 17.0 15.1 23.7 82.96 94.1 91.7 91.7 −112.39 AD-11723 16.0 13.5 30.5 90.99 94.1 95.5 95.7 −55.62 AD-11724 33.9 10.4 5.1 99.98 63.2 73.2 73.7 −1.27 AD-11725 6.4 −2.0 0.0 93.62 85.5 92.4 89.5 −172.62 AD-11726 2.4 0.2 0.2 58.58 90.3 91.9 94.4 −2.54 AD-11727 −1.0 2.8 20.2 4.72 93.9 94.5 98.3 49.86 AD-11728 30.7 12.9 4.0 73.43 26.9 27.5 41.0 30.51 AD-11729 5.1 1.5 −4.3 26.86 51.9 65.4 58.9 −20.46 AD-11730 2.6 1.3 0.8 24.70 60.2 67.7 71.6 52.02 AD-11731 4.9 3.3 24.1 79.94 66.8 67.3 89.0 96.16 AD-11732 33.6 9.3 6.0 63.43 63.0 79.9 87.5 70.34 AD-11733 2.2 2.8 −0.7 75.57 84.2 89.7 85.1 −9.51 AD-11734 8.6 6.7 10.8 90.52 90.8 90.6 90.6 −119.16 AD-11735 6.9 9.3 31.4 −22.87 90.8 88.5 94.5 −77.23 AD-11736 31.5 9.9 3.0 21.14 29.9 39.5 45.3 −611.86 AD-11737 −8.0 −3.4 −1.7 −183.17 78.3 88.4 82.5 14.41 AD-11738 −0.2 1.5 −4.7 −102.05 85.3 86.4 80.4 10.52 AD-11739 7.4 3.8 21.5 52.75 53.8 55.2 83.5 89.27 AD-11740 30.0 11.7 −0.4 53.43 −87.3 −64.8 12.1 38.98 AD-11741 −3.5 −6.1 −2.9 42.39 27.2 47.7 36.1 −32.56 AD-11742 −1.0 −1.9 −6.0 40.35 49.9 56.9 20.5 12.25 AD-11743 0.1 6.6 26.9 37.35 46.3 24.7 71.2 26.08 AD-11744 40.5 24.2 21.0 75.24 42.9 52.0 90.3 32.20 AD-11745 26.3 23.1 23.3 55.43 64.3 74.1 84.5 54.24 AD-11746 7.2 0.9 −4.8 89.82 42.3 74.8 8.6 33.49 AD-11747 1.6 −3.5 −5.4 54.9 5.8 25.4 AD-11748 −4.3 0.5 0.9 30.3 10.9 10.9 AD-11749 8.4 3.9 1.0 41.4 −3.7 54.3 AD-11750 4.8 2.1 0.0 44.9 30.4 71.5 AD-11751 3.3 0.6 −2.2 34.3 −18.6 29.4 AD-11752 17.7 6.5 3.2 −27.63 19.8 19.6 −0.1 61.08 AD-11753 1.7 1.2 0.9 −62.5 −40.7 28.2 AD-11754 3.7 1.8 0.7 69.9 91.1 44.9 AD-11755 37.7 26.6 10.8 −58.93 10.1 0.6 28.8 47.05 AD-11756 −1.0 −0.6 0.3 −39.8 −16.7 −5.7 AD-11757 0.2 0.0 1.8 −46.4 −12.7 −2.7 AD-11758 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−3.4 −4.7 38.7 47.2 67.9 AD-11887 16.6 4.6 −2.2 −85.11 69.8 54.1 54.1 85.65 AD-11888 12.9 3.8 2.3 62.2 66.5 65.7 AD-11889 12.2 5.9 −1.6 4.6 10.5 40.1 AD-11890 8.5 6.2 5.0 −41.7 −12.9 20.9 AD-11891 20.7 9.8 1.0 −69.47 19.3 23.9 32.0 AD-11892 −0.1 −2.5 −2.0 38.4 32.1 38.0 AD-11893 0.1 −2.1 −1.5 27.1 21.1 3.1 AD-11896 3.5 1.3 −1.6 23.3 −6.7 10.0 AD-11897 1.6 −1.3 −2.6 26.4 13.7 13.1 AD-11899 8.3 1.9 0.6 16.4 20.9 28.9 AD-11901 2.5 3.1 1.4 −89.3 71.9 78.6 AD-11902 5.9 0.6 −2.6 −15.2 62.9 79.8 AD-11903 1.1 −1.5 −3.6 64.0 45.9 45.9 AD-11904 0.7 0.4 −0.2 46.4 16.9 70.6 AD-11905 6.9 2.1 −0.1 −42.4 42.5 27.9 AD-11906 −0.4 0.3 −2.5 98.5 93.5 54.3 AD-11907 4.5 0.5 −1.1 95.8 45.3 95.1 AD-11908 −0.9 −1.7 0.2 39.0 86.6 84.5 AD-11909 7.0 2.9 1.1 79.1 −27.1 83.9 AD-11911 5.4 2.6 −1.9 97.4 98.6 94.0 AD-11912 −3.4 −4.5 −3.7 99.4 96.2 65.9 AD-11914 −0.6 −0.2 1.0 91.7 69.5 91.5 AD-11918 −6.3 −8.2 −6.7 −12.4 9.7 8.0 AD-11919 −1.0 −0.1 3.2 18.2 −9.2 32.5 AD-11925 3.5 1.9 −2.7 11.9 13.7 13.7 AD-11926 11.3 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−0.2 74.1 89.2 63.9 AD-11963 2.1 −0.3 −0.2 78.8 20.1 50.9 AD-11964 4.5 3.9 −0.1 61.5 51.0 58.4 AD-11965 −3.8 −6.3 −4.4 64.6 14.2 89.4 AD-11966 −0.5 −1.0 −0.5 49.5 −30.0 21.4 AD-11967 5.0 3.8 1.2 24.7 28.2 24.2 AD-11968 −0.8 −0.2 −0.3 9.5 6.5 26.5 AD-11969 3.9 0.6 −2.2 63.5 31.6 56.5 AD-11970 9.2 5.5 −1.6 47.6 36.9 57.1 AD-11971 −1.2 0.1 −1.7 63.8 55.3 55.3 AD-11972 2.7 −0.9 −0.8 66.7 82.1 78.1 AD-11973 3.2 5.3 −0.3 −137.3 −57.5 −69.7 AD-11974 1.7 2.3 2.6 −15.1 −41.3 −55.7 AD-11975 1.8 1.4 1.9 −63.6 −63.1 −54.6 AD-11976 2.3 2.7 2.7 −8.3 10.1 29.0 AD-11977 4.5 3.7 2.7 −168.8 −142.8 −116.4 AD-11978 2.1 1.2 0.8 −66.5 −91.0 −120.2 AD-11979 −1.7 −2.0 −2.2 −140.3 −128.4 −107.4 AD-11980 −1.3 −0.8 −0.6 −21.5 −10.2 −14.2 AD-11981 9.1 6.7 4.6 −181.1 −162.1 −164.3 AD-11982 −0.2 −0.4 −1.4 −189.5 −148.6 −159.6 AD-11983 −2.7 −3.4 −3.7 −131.3 −111.7 −115.3 AD-11984 −1.9 −0.5 0.1 −36.1 −12.9 −10.8 AD-11985 5.5 6.4 2.8 −139.4 −160.3 −216.6 AD-11986 6.1 6.0 5.8 −111.7 −143.8 −134.7 AD-11987 0.9 1.5 2.0 −162.1 −148.5 −132.2 AD-11988 7.4 8.5 8.9 −196.2 −201.7 −178.2 AD-11989 1.9 2.0 1.6 −62.4 −57.6 −61.2 AD-11990 0.8 −0.2 −0.8 −51.3 −69.3 −76.8 AD-11991 −1.9 −2.4 −2.3 −84.5 −65.2 −51.0 AD-11992 0.6 1.3 1.6 −83.1 −60.4 −57.1 AD-11993 6.6 5.6 3.7 −29.9 −33.8 −35.4 AD-11994 0.3 0.1 −0.6 −60.1 −59.5 −59.4 AD-11995 −2.3 −2.1 −1.9 −73.2 −61.7 −58.5 AD-11996 −0.7 0.3 0.4 −4.6 −14.0 −21.4 AD-11997 4.1 4.3 −0.1 64.7 26.4 52.9 AD-11998 0.3 0.0 −0.7 69.1 61.0 52.1 AD-11999 −0.5 −0.1 0.1 31.9 37.3 39.5 AD-12000 −0.8 0.2 0.8 51.7 54.7 60.6 AD-12001 3.7 3.3 2.9 54.7 49.4 47.3 AD-12002 3.8 2.9 2.2 34.0 49.3 62.0 AD-12003 −0.3 −0.4 −0.2 26.3 29.4 32.9 AD-12004 0.6 0.8 1.4 37.7 36.6 36.9 AD-12005 4.9 4.7 3.9 19.6 9.3 7.5 AD-12006 0.8 0.5 0.5 −22.4 −23.6 −19.4 AD-12007 −1.3 −0.7 −0.3 −10.4 −13.6 −21.7 AD-12008 0.7 1.4 1.4 31.6 31.4 33.4 AD-12009 0.8 2.5 −2.2 36.9 25.4 31.0 AD-12010 −1.2 −1.5 −1.6 35.6 23.9 15.8 AD-12011 −1.2 −0.3 0.2 50.4 46.0 41.7 AD-12012 0.7 0.7 0.5 47.1 49.2 51.5 AD-12013 1.3 1.1 −0.5 31.5 25.2 21.8 AD-12014 −1.8 −3.0 −2.7 21.5 26.1 26.3 AD-12015 −4.2 −4.1 −3.8 36.5 35.7 34.2 AD-12016 −1.9 −1.5 −1.2 38.7 41.0 41.9 AD-12017 −0.4 −1.0 −2.2 6.4 12.0 17.5 AD-12018 −1.0 −2.6 −2.9 −19.0 −8.5 −7.1 AD-12019 −3.1 −2.7 −2.3 −3.4 −3.2 0.0 AD-12020 −2.1 −1.4 −1.0 2.2 10.2 12.7 AD-12021 4.9 3.3 2.1 −34.2 −9.2 −30.6 AD-12022 3.9 3.1 2.1 −139.2 −184.9 −191.4 AD-12023 0.4 0.5 0.8 10.7 11.7 −2.8 AD-12024 0.2 1.4 2.3 −8.4 6.0 18.1 AD-12025 6.9 4.8 3.2 18.0 −1.4 −25.4 AD-12026 −0.3 −0.1 0.2 −79.8 −64.2 −44.8 AD-12027 −0.8 −1.0 −0.5 −28.2 −43.7 −57.1 AD-12028 −1.2 −0.2 0.8 −8.1 −0.6 6.2 AD-12029 6.9 5.6 3.8 −65.2 −79.3 −106.3 AD-12030 −0.1 −0.8 −2.0 −70.4 −93.2 −119.7 AD-12031 0.2 0.1 −0.1 −32.4 −34.4 34.9 AD-12032 0.0 0.1 0.6 −86.6 −68.5 −43.4 AD-12033 −4.7 −8.2 −7.6 −115.7 −149.7 −58.5 AD-12034 −6.0 −5.7 −5.7 −217.6 −210.8 −215.6 AD-12035 −7.7 −7.4 −7.6 −99.6 −102.4 −107.1 AD-12036 −6.6 −6.1 −5.1 −111.1 −91.0 −89.8 AD-12037 −7.8 −7.8 −7.7 45.1 −5.3 −44.2 AD-12462 −8.4 −8.6 −9.4 −150.2 −135.8 −130.8 AD-12463 −8.3 −8.4 −8.6 −70.1 −70.9 −75.8 AD-12464 −6.3 −6.6 −6.5 −38.9 −19.7 −2.6 AD-12465 −2.8 −3.8 −5.3 −52.8 −75.2 −92.9 AD-12466 −1.9 −3.1 −3.5 −68.5 −103.9 −113.9 AD-12467 −5.9 −5.8 −5.6 −118.6 −121.8 −117.7 AD-12468 −4.9 −4.2 −3.3 −14.2 −8.4 −6.8 AD-12469 −4.8 −6.0 −6.6 −29.1 −6.1 −10.2 AD-12470 −0.9 −1.4 −1.9 −39.5 −19.2 −1.8 AD-12471 −4.0 −4.0 −4.0 −15.4 −16.3 −17.3 AD-12472 −3.2 −3.4 −2.6 25.9 24.0 27.4 AD-12473 −3.5 −3.8 −4.1 −42.5 −31.5 −26.4 AD-12474 −5.0 −5.3 −5.8 −7.1 −3.0 −1.8 AD-12475 −7.1 −7.6 −7.4 −10.2 −4.3 −0.7 AD-12476 −5.2 −4.7 −3.5 24.3 26.9 32.2 AD-12477 −2.8 −3.8 −4.4 −41.4 −45.4 −37.6 AD-12478 −7.3 −7.6 −7.8 −59.7 −63.8 −67.5 AD-12479 −7.9 −8.3 −8.1 −54.9 −39.3 −8.6 AD-12480 −2.7 −2.4 −1.4 9.3 18.0 12.4 AD-12481 −5.7 −5.5 −7.5 −131.4 −152.8 −48.2 AD-12482 −4.4 −4.5 −4.1 −159.1 −127.8 −140.7 AD-12483 −4.8 −4.8 −4.5 −66.0 −64.8 −60.3 AD-12484 −4.2 −3.9 −3.8 17.9 27.6 29.1 AD-12485 −2.7 −4.0 −5.4 −170.2 −176.6 −186.0 AD-12486 −8.5 −8.6 −8.6 −200.1 −194.6 −169.0 AD-12487 −8.1 −8.0 −7.8 −117.5 −106.8 −86.5 AD-12488 −8.2 −7.9 −7.8 −17.3 −13.1 0.8 AD-12489 −4.2 −5.6 −7.1 −128.0 −152.3 −185.8 AD-12490 −8.6 −8.9 −8.8 −241.7 −258.1 −251.4 AD-12491 −8.9 −9.0 −8.4 −181.6 −184.9 −188.0 AD-12492 −8.6 −7.7 −6.7 −23.3 −22.4 −27.3 AD-12493 −8.2 −6.7 −4.5 −93.8 −54.8 6.7 AD-12494 −7.6 −8.0 −8.2 −62.2 −63.5 −54.7 AD-12495 −6.6 −5.5 −4.9 16.6 0.4 −10.0 AD-12496 −4.1 −4.2 −3.8 40.2 41.7 39.5 AD-12497 −5.1 −5.2 −6.3 −67.9 −65.2 −67.3 AD-12498 −5.8 −6.0 −6.4 −68.6 −84.1 −94.1 AD-12499 −6.6 −6.3 −6.3 −93.4 −80.2 −61.0 AD-12500 −6.0 −5.4 −4.7 9.7 10.2 11.3 AD-12501 −4.8 −5.0 −5.8 −87.1 −108.5 −110.6 AD-12502 −6.8 −7.2 −6.7 −126.5 −125.5 −119.1 AD-12503 −10.4 −9.6 −9.9 −85.2 −76.4 −86.7 AD-12504 −4.0 −3.6 −2.5 −59.7 −52.7 −34.7 AD-12505 18.1 −0.9 −5.5 42.18 3.5 −116.5 −34.2 −282.78 AD-12506 −2.1 −2.7 −4.2 −29.8 −22.3 −11.9 AD-12507 −1.7 7.2 15.0 44.47 29.1 33.0 32.3 AD-12508 −4.2 −3.2 −1.9 40.7 33.9 30.5 AD-12509 −9.2 −8.9 −8.2 −54.3 −67.7 −80.3 AD-12510 −7.9 −7.6 −7.6 −127.6 −117.5 −124.2 AD-12511 −7.1 −6.9 −6.8 −28.4 −18.6 −6.7 AD-12512 −5.2 −4.1 −3.3 −0.4 −1.7 −1.5 AD-12513 −6.9 −7.4 −8.8 −65.5 −80.0 −100.6 AD-12514 −10.8 −11.0 −10.6 −83.8 −85.0 −92.0 AD-12515 −10.7 −9.6 −9.3 −19.3 −41.2 −32.7 AD-12516 −5.8 −5.3 −4.2 −5.9 0.9 15.9 AD-12517 −8.6 −8.7 −7.1 29.2 53.0 49.4 AD-12518 −8.3 −8.0 −8.0 65.7 57.8 53.6 AD-12519 −7.2 −7.2 −7.6 51.2 51.3 53.9 AD-12520 −7.0 −6.3 −5.4 67.7 73.2 78.8 AD-12521 −6.4 −8.0 −9.1 19.8 27.6 35.5 AD-12522 −9.9 −9.0 −9.1 50.3 43.0 34.3 AD-12523 −9.0 −8.7 −8.9 28.3 31.9 38.1 AD-12524 −7.0 −7.4 −7.0 63.7 67.1 65.9 AD-12525 −1.6 −3.8 −6.0 16.1 21.8 21.2

TABLE 4 In vitro Plaque assay controls (all values average of 3-4 experiments and expressed as % inhibition relative to no siRNA treatment) AD-1955 (luc) 31.37 10.97 AD-5179 (GFP) 15.15 18.65 LS L#1 77.23 N/A LS NP#1 73.94 N/A LS VP35#1 67.27 N/A

TABLE 5 Exo + Endo seq seq parent light id id duplex duplex Target sense antisense no sense 5′-3′ no antisense 5′-3′ AD-11594 AD-3542 NP A-30769 A-30769 995 cAGuAGGAcAcAuGAuGGucTsdT 996 ACcAUcAUGUGUCCuACUGdTsdT AD-11596 AD-3543 NP A-30770 A-30771 997 GuAGGAcAcAuGAuGGuGAdTsdT 998 UcACcAUcAUGUGUCCuACdTsdT AD-11597 AD-3544 NP A-30772 A-30773 999 uAGGAcAcAuGAuGGuGAucTsdT 1000 AUcACcAUcAUGUGUCCuAdTsdT AD-11598 AD-3545 NP A-30774 A-30775 1001 GAuGGuGAuuuuccGuuuGdTsdT 1002 cAAACGGAAAAUcACcAUCdTscT AD-11600 AD-3546 NP A-30776 A-30777 1003 uGGuGAuuuuccGuuuGAudTsdT 1004 AUcAAACGGAAAAUcACcAdTsdT AD-11603 AD-3547 NP A-30778 A-30779 1005 cuGAGAAGcAAcuccAAcAcTsdT 1006 UGUUGGAGUUGCUUCUcAGcTsdT AD-11604 AD-3548 NP A-30780 A-30781 1007 uGAGAAGcAAcuccAAcAAdTsdT 1008 UUGUUGGAGUUGCUUCUcAdTsdT AD-11606 AD-3549 NP A-30782 A-30783 1009 AGAAGcAAcuccAAcAAuAdTsdT 1010 uAUUGUUGGAGUUGCUUCUdTsdT AD-11609 AD-3550 VP35 A-30784 A-30785 1011 AAGuGAuGAAGAuuAAGAAdTsdT 1012 UUCUuAAUCUUcAUcACUUdTsdT AD-11610 AD-3551 VP35 A-30786 A-30787 1013 AGuGAuGAAGAuuAAGAAAdTsdT 1014 UUUCUuAAUCUUcAUcACUdTsdT AD-11611 AD-3552 VP40 A-30788 A-30789 1015 cuGccuGcuGcAAcAuGGAdTsdT 1016 UCcAUGUUGcAGcAGGcAGdTsdT AD-11613 AD-3553 GP A-307901 A-30791 1017 GGcuGAAAAcuGcuAcAAudTsdT 1018 AUUGuAGcAGUUUUcAGCCdTsdT AD-11614 AD-3554 GP A-30792 A-30793 1019 GcuGAAAAcuGcuAcAAucdTscT 1020 GAUUGuAGcAGUUUUcAGCdTsdT AD-11615 AD-3555 GP A-30794 A-30795 1021 cuGAAAAcuGcuAcAAucudTsdT 1022 AGAUUGuAGcAGUUUUcAGdTsdT AD-11618 AD-3556 GP A-30796 A-30797 1023 AAAAcuGcuAcAAucuuGAdTsdT 1024 UcAAGAUUGuAGcAGUUUUcTsdT AD-11621 AD-3557 GP A-30798 A-30799 1025 AcuGcuAcAAucuuGAAAudTsdT 1026 AUUUcAAGAUUGuAGcAGUdTscT AD-11622 AD-3558 VP30 A-30800 A-30801 1027 AGcAAAuccAAcGGcuGAudTsdT 1028 AUcAGCCGUUGGAUUUGCUdTsdT AD-11624 AD-3559 VP30 A-30802 A-30803 1029 cAAAuccAAcGGcuGAuGAdTsdT 1030 UcAUcAGCCGUUGGAUUUGdTsdT AD-11627 AD-3560 L A-30804 A-30805 1031 AuGcAuGucAGuGAuuAuudTsdT 1032 AAuAAUcACUGAcAUGcAUdTsdT AD-11628 AD-3561 L A-30806 A-30807 1033 uGcAuGucAGuGAuuAuuAdTsdT 1034 uAAuAAUcACUGAcAUGcAdTsdT AD-11629 AD-3562 L A-30808 A-30809 1035 GcAuGucAGuGAuuAuuAudTsdT 1036 AuAAuAAUcACUGAcAUGCdTsdT AD-11630 AD-3563 L A-30810 A-30811 1037 cAuGucAGuGAuuAuuAuAdTsdT 1038 uAuAAuAAUcACUGAcAUGdTsdT AD-11631 AD-3564 L A-30812 A-30813 1039 AuGucAGuGAuuAuuAuAAdTsdT 1040 UuAuAAuAAUcACUGAcAUdTsdT

TABLE 6 In vitro In vitro plaque assay In vitro plaque assay plasmid against Ebola-Zaire against Ebola-Sudan modified screen IC50 (% inhibition relative (% inhibition relative duplex (nM) to no siRNA) to no siRNA) AD-3542 1.60 84% 74% AD-3543 0.00 74% 77% AD-3544 0.61 65% 13% AD-3545 0.00 82% 61% AD-3546 1.35 88% 71% AD-3547 0.00 81% 26% AD-3548 7.82 68% 73% AD-3549 0.00 68% 74% AD-3550 0.17 77% 22% AD-3551 0.08 2% 75% AD-3552 0.00 78% 70% AD-3553 0.19 85% 26% AD-3554 0.77 84% 15% AD-3555 0.88 −5% 19% AD-3556 0.00 73% 74% AD-3557 0.21 100% 28% AD-3558 0.00 −7% 68% AD-3559 0.00 −252% −7% AD-3560 0.50 16% −35% AD-3561 0.00 −105% 19% AD-3562 0.00 −75% 63% AD-3563 5.42 73% −17% AD-3564 0.97 −86% 19% AD-3621 0.00 80% 48% AD-3622 16.00 61% 47% AD-3623 0.00 98% 37% AD-3624 0.00 84% 24% AD-3625 0.00 −7% −5% AD-3626 0.00 53% 31%

TABLE 7 IFN induction normalized TNF induction normalized to positive control siRNA to positive control siRNA duplex % of control duplex % of control AD-11546 131.6 AD-11546 30.1 AD-11558 98.8 AD-11558 57.2 AD-11570 0 AD-11570 0 AD-11588 147 AD-11588 0.0 AD-11590 0.0 AD-11590 130.5 AD-11594 17.8 AD-11594 124.8 AD-11597 22.0 AD-11597 242.9 AD-11598 25.7 AD-11598 180.3 AD-11599 136 AD-11599 183.9 AD-11600 13.5 AD-11600 141.0 AD-11603 69.0 AD-11603 81.4 AD-11606 33.2 AD-11606 79.8 AD-11609 126.9 AD-11609 46.3 AD-11610 138.2 AD-11610 48.5 AD-11611 43.2 AD-11611 41.0 AD-11613 167.0 AD-11613 52.6 AD-11614 162.1 AD-11614 48.1 AD-11615 171.2 AD-11615 60.0 AD-11618 137.3 AD-11618 54.6 AD-11621 0.0 AD-11621 325.8 AD-11622 37.2 AD-11622 28.5 AD-11623 58.0 AD-11623 26.0 AD-11624 63.2 AD-11624 29.2 AD-11627 6.4 AD-11627 125.0 AD-11628 0.0 AD-11628 101.1 AD-11630 0.0 AD-11630 170.3 AD-11631 0.0 AD-11631 156.0 AD-11644 0 AD-11644 0.0 AD-11650 0.0 AD-11650 0.0 AD-11659 0.0 AD-11659 69.0 AD-11673 9.2 AD-11673 0.0 AD-11678 0.0 AD-11678 0.0 AD-11683 0.0 AD-11683 19.6 AD-11684 0.0 AD-11684 24.3 AD-11691 0 AD-11691 0.0 AD-11695 0.0 AD-11695 5.2 AD-11698 5.3 AD-11698 14.0 AD-11706 0.0 AD-11706 0.0 AD-11707 0 AD-11707 0.0 AD-11710 0 AD-11710 0.0 AD-11721 0.0 AD-11721 0.0 AD-11725 0.0 AD-11725 0.0 AD-11732 0.0 AD-11732 0.0 AD-11743 16.1 AD-11743 0.0 AD-11756 0.0 AD-11756 0.0 AD-11757 0.0 AD-11757 0.0 AD-11758 0.0 AD-11758 0.0 AD-11759 0.0 AD-11759 0.0 AD-11773 0.0 AD-11773 0.0 AD-11780 0.0 AD-11780 7.9 AD-11789 0.0 AD-11789 5.7 AD-11804 0.0 AD-11804 0.0 AD-11811 0.0 AD-11811 0.0 AD-11814 0.0 AD-11814 0.0 AD-11816 0.0 AD-11816 0.0 AD-11822 9.8 AD-11822 0.0 AD-11823 0.0 AD-11823 0.0 AD-11832 0.0 AD-11832 0.0 AD-11836 0.0 AD-11836 0.0 AD-11939 0.0 AD-11939 0.0 AD-11976 0.0 AD-11976 0.0 AD-11982 6.9 AD-11982 15.1 AD-11990 12.2 AD-11990 0.0 AD-11992 7.3 AD-11992 0.0 AD-12007 0.0 AD-12007 0.0 AD-12013 0.0 AD-12013 0.0 AD-12019 24.6 AD-12019 5.0 AD-12024 0.0 AD-12024 19.8 AD-12035 0.0 AD-12035 8.5 AD-12475 0.0 AD-12475 0.0 AD-12484 21.0 AD-12484 9.5 AD-12491 0.0 AD-12491 13.1 AD-12500 12.6 AD-12500 53.3 AD-12502 101.6 AD-12502 55.5 AD-3542 0.0 AD-3542 0.0 AD-3543 0.0 AD-3543 0.0 AD-3544 10.1 AD-3544 0.0 AD-3545 11.8 AD-3545 0.0 AD-3546 0.0 AD-3546 0.0 AD-3547 0.0 AD-3547 31.0 AD-3548 0.0 AD-3548 5.9 AD-3549 0.0 AD-3549 10.8 AD-3550 7.4 AD-3550 0.0 AD-3551 0.0 AD-3551 0.0 AD-3552 0.0 AD-3552 0.0 AD-3553 0.0 AD-3553 0.0 AD-3554 0.0 AD-3554 11.5 AD-3555 0.0 AD-3555 6.2 AD-3556 0.0 AD-3556 9.1 AD-3557 0.0 AD-3557 0.0 AD-3558 0.0 AD-3558 5.8 AD-3559 0.0 AD-3559 5.3 AD-3560 0.0 AD-3560 0.0 AD-3561 0.0 AD-3561 0.0 AD-3562 0.0 AD-3562 0.0 AD-3563 0.0 AD-3563 0.0 AD-3564 0.0 AD-3564 0.0 AD-3621 0.0 AD-3621 0.0 AD-3622 0.0 AD-3622 0.0 AD-3623 5.7 AD-3623 0.0 AD-3624 10.0 AD-3624 0.0 AD-3625 0.0 AD-3625 0.0 AD-3626 0.0 AD-3626 0.0

TABLE 8 In vitro plasmid In vitro screen plasmid single dose screen duplex (% IC50 name silencing) (nM) AD-11542 9% AD-11543 −3% AD-11544 −1% AD-11545 13% AD-11546 68% 0.72 AD-11547 28% AD-11548 48% AD-11549 43% AD-11550 −5% AD-11551 8% AD-11552 −17% AD-11553 −6% AD-11554 15% AD-11555 2% AD-11556 6% AD-11557 −6% AD-11558 70% 0.46 AD-11559 28% AD-11560 5% AD-11561 30% AD-11562 24% AD-11563 6% AD-11564 0% AD-11565 −4% AD-11566 4% AD-11567 −2% AD-11568 0% AD-11569 12% AD-11570 73% 0.95 AD-11571 −2% AD-11572 −3% AD-11573 2% AD-11574 15% AD-11575 −2% AD-11576 −9% AD-11577 −9% AD-11578 77% AD-11579 37% AD-11580 35% AD-11581 60% AD-11582 21% AD-11583 47% AD-11584 0% AD-11585 −1% AD-11586 36% AD-11587 66% AD-11588 47% AD-11589 77% AD-11590 83% 0.57 AD-11591 65% AD-11592 62% AD-11593 55% AD-11594 85% 0.35 AD-11595 72% AD-11596 84% 0.24 AD-11597 85% 0.33 AD-11598 87% 0.21 AD-11599 91% 0.81 AD-11600 89% 0.29 AD-11601 84% 1.07 AD-11602 71% AD-11603 80% 1.3 AD-11604 81% 1.44 AD-11605 75% AD-11606 78% 6.38 AD-11607 53% AD-11608 60% AD-11609 75% 0.3 AD-11610 74% 0.15 AD-11611 61% 0.28 AD-11612 −5% AD-11613 84% 0.077 AD-11614 85% 0.102 AD-11615 79% 0.211 AD-11616 66% AD-11617 59% AD-11618 78% 0.24 AD-11619 57% AD-11620 64% AD-11621 74% 0.15 AD-11622 70% 0.41 AD-11623 67% 0.54 AD-11624 75% 0.15 AD-11625 11% AD-11626 51% AD-11627 71% 0.28 AD-11628 68% 0.33 AD-11629 75% 0.18 AD-11630 73% 0.24 AD-11631 69% 0.31 AD-11632 53% AD-11633 63% 1.78 AD-11634 65% 0.76 AD-11635 29% AD-11636 43% AD-11637 −5% AD-11638 6% AD-11639 2% AD-11640 38% AD-11641 35% AD-11642 55% AD-11643 33% AD-11644 36% AD-11645 45% AD-11646 37% AD-11647 41% AD-11648 61% AD-11649 35% AD-11650 84% 0.7 AD-11651 13% AD-11652 64% AD-11653 61% AD-11654 6% AD-11655 59% AD-11656 38% AD-11657 39% AD-11658 59% AD-11659 82% 0.038 AD-11660 39% AD-11661 −5% AD-11662 −1% AD-11663 14% AD-11664 19% AD-11665 7% AD-11666 −4% AD-11667 −14% AD-11668 63% AD-11669 28% AD-11670 23% AD-11671 23% AD-11672 15% AD-11673 79% 0.117 AD-11674 67% AD-11675 46% AD-11676 20% AD-11677 34% AD-11678 79% 0.149 AD-11679 51% AD-11680 24% AD-11681 72% AD-11682 73% AD-11683 88% 0.056 AD-11684 80% 0.184 AD-11685 33% AD-11686 72% AD-11687 32% AD-11688 15% AD-11689 58% AD-11690 26% AD-11691 60% AD-11694 54% AD-11695 81% 0.46 AD-11696 32% AD-11698 73% 0.2 AD-11700 −9% AD-11704 35% AD-11705 39% AD-11706 67% 0.56 AD-11707 2% AD-11708 −10% AD-11710 65% 4.57 AD-11711 −3% AD-11712 17% AD-11713 0% AD-11714 42% AD-11715 41% AD-11716 18% AD-11717 32% AD-11718 −3% AD-11719 36% AD-11720 41% AD-11721 68% 1.35 AD-11722 31% AD-11723 49% AD-11724 27% AD-11725 67% 0.34 AD-11726 12% AD-11727 3% AD-11728 5% AD-11729 12% AD-11730 6% AD-11731 63% 49.4 AD-11732 76% 2.88 AD-11733 60% 8.76 AD-11734 44% AD-11735 17% AD-11736 44% AD-11737 14% AD-11738 −9% AD-11739 23% AD-11740 1% AD-11741 9% AD-11742 40% AD-11743 77% 0.11 AD-11744 24% AD-11745 27% AD-11746 −9% AD-11747 16% AD-11748 8% AD-11749 AD-11750 33% AD-11751 19% AD-11752 61% 6.92 AD-11753 13% AD-11754 53% AD-11755 AD-11756 61% 1.21 AD-11757 63% 1.57 AD-11758 28% AD-11759 66% 1.61 AD-11760 64% 3.4 AD-11761 59% AD-11762 54% AD-11763 47% AD-11764 21% AD-11765 −1% AD-11766 −1% AD-11767 67% 4.4 AD-11768 52% AD-11769 21% AD-11770 55% AD-11771 36% AD-11772 41% AD-11773 76% 0.37 AD-11774 35% AD-11775 49% AD-11776 50% AD-11777 −5% AD-11778 18% AD-11779 15% AD-11780 62% 0.76 AD-11781 14% AD-11782 38% AD-11783 46% AD-11784 23% AD-11785 −11% AD-11786 42% AD-11787 48% AD-11788 19% AD-11789 64% 0.38 AD-11790 26% AD-11791 22% AD-11792 −8% AD-11793 26% AD-11794 57% AD-11795 AD-11796 59% AD-11797 11% AD-11798 11% AD-11799 35% AD-11800 2% AD-11801 −6% AD-11802 0% AD-11803 5% AD-11804 88% 0.281 AD-11805 5% AD-11806 9% AD-11807 6% AD-11808 50% AD-11809 24% AD-11810 −1% AD-11811 66% 1.56 AD-11812 1% AD-11813 17% AD-11814 65% 0.43 AD-11815 −1% AD-11816 65% 0.99 AD-11817 67% 2.98 AD-11818 44% AD-11819 64% AD-11820 36% AD-11821 64% AD-11822 62% 1.44 AD-11823 69% 0.32 AD-11824 38% AD-11825 18% AD-11826 23% AD-11827 2% AD-11828 51% AD-11829 AD-11830 46% AD-11831 20% AD-11832 71% 0.94 AD-11833 3% AD-11834 23% AD-11835 −8% AD-11836 65% 1.46 AD-11837 26% AD-11838 −16% AD-11839 22% AD-11840 −5% AD-11841 60% AD-11842 19% AD-11843 57% AD-11844 18% AD-11845 8% AD-11846 48% AD-11847 57% AD-11848 2% AD-11849 66% 0.32 AD-11850 25% AD-11851 −12% AD-11852 27% AD-11853 28% AD-11854 55% AD-11855 43% AD-11856 −20% AD-11857 61% 3.28 AD-11858 6% AD-11859 4% AD-11860 79% AD-11861 31% AD-11862 48% AD-11863 85% 0.39 AD-11864 42% AD-11865 37% AD-11870 34% AD-11871 79% 0.63 AD-11872 70% AD-11873 70% AD-11874 39% AD-11875 39% AD-11876 34% AD-11878 −1% AD-11879 50% AD-11882 −6% AD-11883 11% AD-11884 7% AD-11885 −3% AD-11886 −5% AD-11887 18% AD-11888 41% AD-11889 1% AD-11890 44% AD-11891 20% AD-11892 37% AD-11893 29% AD-11896 1% AD-11897 41% AD-11899 12% AD-11901 −2% AD-11902 40% AD-11903 14% AD-11904 1% AD-11905 33% AD-11906 2% AD-11907 9% AD-11908 5% AD-11909 16% AD-11911 37% AD-11912 19% AD-11914 19% AD-11918 1% AD-11919 −1% AD-11925 −5% AD-11926 60% AD-11927 −11% AD-11933 30% AD-11938 6% AD-11939 71% 0.48 AD-11941 47% AD-11942 33% AD-11943 48% AD-11944 51% AD-11945 69% AD-11946 39% AD-11947 39% AD-11948 83% 0.68 AD-11949 41% AD-11950 73% AD-11951 55% AD-11952 81% 1.42 AD-11953 52% AD-11954 55% AD-11955 79% 0.63 AD-11956 37% AD-11957 39% AD-11958 34% AD-11959 36% AD-11960 19% AD-11961 −4% AD-11962 −6% AD-11963 3% AD-11964 13% AD-11965 28% AD-11966 −4% AD-11967 15% AD-11968 4% AD-11969 0% AD-11970 −7% AD-11971 3% AD-11972 58% AD-11973 4% AD-11974 38% AD-11975 −11% AD-11976 63% 0.21 AD-11977 2% AD-11978 56% AD-11979 5% AD-11980 5% AD-11981 19% AD-11982 65% 0.14 AD-11983 52% AD-11984 50% AD-11985 50% AD-11986 6% AD-11987 −7% AD-11988 58% AD-11989 27% AD-11990 72% 0.24 AD-11991 29% AD-11992 76% 0.94 AD-11993 46% AD-11994 21% AD-11995 −3% AD-11996 53% AD-11997 0% AD-11998 3% AD-11999 19% AD-12000 41% AD-12001 3% AD-12002 37% AD-12003 17% AD-12004 5% AD-12005 6% AD-12006 69% AD-12007 81% 0.268 AD-12008 35% AD-12009 22% AD-12010 34% AD-12011 10% AD-12012 25% AD-12013 75% 0.60 AD-12014 29% AD-12015 4% AD-12016 2% AD-12017 5% AD-12018 7% AD-12019 79% 0.904 AD-12020 6% AD-12021 0% AD-12022 2% AD-12023 16% AD-12024 87% 0.075 AD-12025 4% AD-12026 5% AD-12027 66% AD-12028 24% AD-12029 −8% AD-12030 46% AD-12031 48% AD-12032 −10% AD-12033 64% 6.74 AD-12034 45% AD-12035 70% 0.11 AD-12036 43% AD-12037 AD-12462 35% AD-12463 39% AD-12464 47% AD-12465 34% AD-12466 35% AD-12467 25% AD-12468 −9% AD-12469 −3% AD-12470 50% AD-12471 12% AD-12472 9% AD-12473 52% AD-12474 1% AD-12475 62% 0.13 AD-12476 19% AD-12477 −12% AD-12478 5% AD-12479 21% AD-12480 13% AD-12481 22% AD-12482 65% AD-12483 78% AD-12484 90% 0.023 AD-12485 76% AD-12486 13% AD-12487 60% AD-12488 54% AD-12489 11% AD-12490 72% AD-12491 86% 0.047 AD-12492 41% AD-12493 26% AD-12494 12% AD-12495 69% AD-12496 44% AD-12497 2% AD-12498 14% AD-12499 63% AD-12500 86% 0.057 AD-12501 57% AD-12502 88% 0.048 AD-12503 −2% AD-12504 8% AD-12505 29% AD-12506 31% AD-12507 48% AD-12508 47% AD-12509 2% AD-12510 −21% AD-12511 28% AD-12512 43% AD-12513 −22% AD-12514 38% AD-12515 −9% AD-12516 58% AD-12517 18% AD-12518 −8% AD-12519 −5% AD-12520 62% 1.12 AD-12521 −12% AD-12522 53% AD-12523 55% AD-12524 60% AD-12525 32%

TABLE 9 WBC Platelets Lymphocyte # Animal #1 day 0 7.1 328 2 (AD-11570 day 3 6.9 308 1.9 treatment) day 5 6.2 394 3.4 Animal #2 day 0 3.6 299 1.5 (AD-11570 day 3 10.9 254 1.5 treatment) day 5 12.9 281 1.8 day 8 21.2 444 4.3 Animal #3 day 0 3.2 218 2.2 (AD-11570 day 3 10.9 202 1.9 treatment) day 5 6.4 266 2.4 day 8 18.5 306 3.6 Animal #4 day 0 9.7 398 7.3 (untreated) day 3 8.4 448 4.4 day 5 6.2 263 1.9 day 8 2.8 143 1.5

NP Chimeric sequence (SEQ ID NO:1043): GGTACCCTCGAGGAGGAAGATTAATAATTTTCCTCTCATTGAAATTTATA TCGGAATTTAAATTGAAATTGTTACTGTAATCACACCTGGTTTGTTTCAG AGCCACATCACAAAGATAGAGAACAACCTAGGTCTCCGAAGGGAGCAAGG GCATCAGTGTGCTCAGTTGAAAATCCCTTGTCAACACCTAGGTCTTATCA CATCACAAGTTCCACCTCAGACTCTGCAGGGTGATCCAACAACCTTAATA GAAACATTATTGTTAAAGGACAGCATTAGTTCACAGTCAAACAAGCAAGA TTGAGAATTAACCTTGGTTTTGAACTTGAACACTTAGGGGATTGAAGATT CAACAACCCTAAAGCTTGGGGTAAAACATTGGAAATAGTTAAAAGACAAA TTGCTCGGGTTTACCTGAGAGCCTACAACATGGATAAACGGGTGAGAGGT TCATTGGCGCCGAGTCTCACTGAATCTGACATGGATTACCACAAGATCTT GACAGCAGGTCTGTCCGTTCAACAGGGGATTGTTCGGCAAAGAGTCATCC CAGTGTATCAAGTAAACAATCTTGAAGAAATTTGCCAACTTATCATACAG GCCTTTGAAGCAGGTGTTGATTTTCAAGAGAGTGCGGACAGTTTCCTTCT CATGCTTTGTCTTCATCATGCGTACCAGGGAGATTACAAACTTTTCTTGG AAAGTGGCGCAGTCAAGTATTTGGAAGGGCACGGGTTCCGTTTTGAAGTC AAGAAGCGTGATGGAGTGAAGCGCCTTGAGGAATTGCTGCCAGCAGTATC TAGTGGAAAAAACATTAAGAGAACACTTGCTGCCATGCCGGAAGAGGAGA CAACTGAAGCTAATGCCGGTCAGTTTCTCTCCTTTGCAAGTCTATTTCTA CCCAAACTTGTCGTTGGAGAAAAGGCTTGCCTTGAGAAGGTTCAAAGGCA AATTCAAGTACATGCAGAGCAAGGACTGATACAATATCCAACAGCTTGGC AATCAGTAGGACACATGATGGTGATTTTCCGTTTGATGCGAACAAATTTT CTGATCAAATTTCTCCTAATACACCAAGGGATGCACATGGTTGCCGGGCA TGATGCCAACGATGCTGTGATTTCAAATTCAGTGGCTCAAGCTCGTTTTT CAGGCTTATTGATTGTCAAAACAGTACTTGATCATATCCTACAAAAGACA GAACGAGGAGTTCGTCTCCATCCTCTTGCAAGGACCGCCAAGGTAAAAAA TGAGGTGAACTCCTTTAAGGCTGCACTCAGCTCCCTGGCCAAGCATGGAG AGTATGCTCCTTTCGCCCGACTTTTGAACCTTTCTGGAGTAAATAATCTT GAGCATGGTCTTTTCCCTCAACTATCGGCAATTGCACTCGGAGTCGCCAC AGCACACGGGAGTACCCTCGCAGGAGTAAATGTTGGAGAACAGTATCAAC AACTCAGAGAGGCTGCCACTGAGGCTGAGAAGCAACTCCAACAATACGCA GAGTCTCGCGAACTTGACCATCTTGGACTTGATGATCAGGAAAAGAAAAT TCTTATGAACTTCCATCAGAAAAAGAACGAAATCAGCTTCCAGCAAACAA ACGCTATGGTAACTCTAAGAAAAGAGCGCCTGGCCAAGCTGACAGAAGCT ATCACTGCTGCGTCACTGCCCAAAACAAGTGGACATTACGATGATGATGA CGACATTCCATTTGCCGGGCCGATCTATGATGACGACAATCCTGGCCATC AAGATGATGATCCGACTGACTCACAGGATACGACCATTCCCGATGGTGTT GTTGACCCGTATGATGGAAGCTACGGCGAATATCCTGACTACGAGGATTC GGCTGAAGGTGCACCAGATGACTTGGTCCTATTCGATCTAGACGAGGACG ACGAGGACACTAAGCCAGTGCCTAATAGATCGACCAAGGGTGGACAACAG AAGAACAGTCAAAAGGGCCAGCATATAGAGGGCAGACAGATCCGACCTTG GACGGAGCGAAAAAGGTGCCGGAGTTGCAGAACAATCCACCACGCCAGTG CGCCACTCACGGACAATGACAGAAGAAATGAACCCTCCGGCTCAACCAGC CCTCGCATGCTGACACCAATTAACGAAGAGGCAGACCCACTGGACGATGC CGACGACGAGAGTCTCACATCCCTGCCCTTGGAGTCAGATGATGAAGAGC AGGACAGGGACGGAACTTCCAACCGCACACCCACTGTCGCCCCACCGGCT CCCGTATACAGAGATCACTCTGAAAAGAAAGAACTCCCGCAAGACGAGCA ACAAGATCAGCACCACACTCAAGAGGCCAGGAACCAGGACAGTGACAACA CCCAGTCAGAACACTCTTTTGAGGAGATGTATCGCCACATTCTAAGATCA CAGGGGCCATTTGATGCTGTTTTGTATTATCACCTAATGAGTGATGAGCC TGTAGTTTTCAGTACCAGTGATGGCAAAGAGTACACGTATCCAGACTCCC TTGAAGAGGAATATCCACCATGGCTCACTGAAAAAGAGGCTATGAATGAA GAGAATAGATTTGTTACATTGGATGGTCAACAATTTTATTGGCCGGTGAT GAATCACAAGAATAAATTCATGGCAATCCTGCAACATCATCAGTGAATGA GCATGGAACAATGGGATGATTCAACCGACAAATAGCTAACATTAAGTAGT CAAGGAACGAAAACAGGAAGAATTTTTGATGTCTAAGGTGTGAATTATTA TCACAATAAAAGTGATTCTTATTTTTGAATTTAAAGCTAGCTTATTATTA CTAGCCGTTTTTCAAAGTTCAATTTGAGTCTTAATGCAAATAGGCGTTAA GCCACAGTTATAGCCATAATTGTAACTCAATATTCTAACTAGCGATTTAT CTAAATTAAATTACATTATGCTTTTATAACTTACCTACTAGCCTGCCCAA CATTTACACGATCGTTTTATAATTAAGAAAAAAGCGGCCGCAGAGCTC GP Chimeric sequence (SEQ ID NO:1044): GGTACCCTCGAGGATGAAGATTAAGCCGACAGTGAGCGTAATCTTCATCT CTCTTAGATTATTTGTTTTCCAGAGTAGGGGTCGTCAGGTCCTTTTCAAT CGTGTAACCAAAATAAACTCCACTAGAAGGATATTGTGGGGCAACAACAC AATGGGCGTTCTTAGCCTACTCCAATTGCCTCGTGATCGATTCAAGAGGA CATCATTCTTTCTTTGGGTAATTATCCTTTTCCAAAGAACATTTTCCATC CCACTTGGAGTCATCCACAATAGCACATTACAGGTTAGTGAGATTGACCA GCTAGTCTGCAAGGATCATACTGATATGCCATCTGCAACTAAAAGATGGG GCTTCAGGTCCGGTGTCCCACCAAAGGTGGTCAATTATGAAGCTGGTGAA TGGGCTGAAAACTGCTACAATCTTGAAATCAAAAAACCGGACGGGAGCGA ATGCTTACCCGCAGCGCCAGACGGGATTCGGGGCTTCCCCCGGTGCCGGT ATGTGCACAAAGTATCAGGAACGGGACCGTGTGCCGGAGACTTTGCCTTC CATAAAGAGGGTGCTTTCTTCCTGTATGATCGACTTGCTTCCACAGTTAT CTACCGAGGAACGACTTTCGCTGAAGGTGTGCTTGCATTTCTGATACTGC CCCAAGCTAAGAAGGACTTCTTCAGCTCACACCCCTTGAGAGAGCCGGTC AATGCAACGGAGGACCCGTCTAGTGGCTACTATTCTACCACAATTAGATA TCAGGCTACCGGTTTTGGAACCAATGAGACAGAGTACTTGTTCGAGGTTG ACAATTTGACCTACGTCCAACTTGAATCAAGATTCACACCACAGTTTCTG CTCCAGCTGAATGAGACAATATATACAAGTGGGAAAAGGAGCAATACCAC GGGAAAACTAATTTGGAAGGTCAACCCCGAAATTGATACAACAATCGGGG AGTGGGCCTTCTGGGAAACTAAAAAAACCTCACTAGAAAAATTCGCAGTG AAGAGTTGTCTTTCACAGTTTTATCGCTCAACGAGACAGACATCAGTGGT CAGAGTCCGGCGCGAACTTCTTCCGGAAGAATCTCCGACCGGGCCACTGA AGACCACAAAATCATGGCTTCAGAAAATTCCTCTGCAATGGTTCAAGTGC ACAGTCAAGGAAGGGAAACAACATTGCCGTCTCAGAATTCGACAGAAGGT CGAAGAGCGAGTCCCCAATCCCTCACAACCAAACCAGGTCCGGACAACAG CACCCATAATACACCCGTGTATAAACTTGACATCTCTGAGGCAACTCAAG TTGAACAACATCACCGCAGAACAGACAACGACAGCACAGCCTCCGACACT CCCTCTGCCACGACCGCAGCCGGACCCCCAAAAGCAGAGAACACCAACAC GAGCAAGAGCACTGACTTCCTGGACCCCGCCACCACAACAAGTCCCCAAA ACCACAGCGAGACCGCTGGCAACAACAACACTCATCACCAAGATACCGGA GAAGAGAGTGCCAGCAGCGGGAAGCTAGGCTTAATTACCAATACTATTGC TGGAGTCGCAGGACTGATCACAGGCGGGAGAAGAACTCGAAGAGAAGCAA TTGTCAATGCTCAACCCAAATGCAACCCTAATTTACATTACTGGACTACT CAGGATGAAGGTGCTGCAATCGGACTGGCCTGGATACCATATTTCGGGCC AGCAGCCGAGGGAATTTACATAGAGGGGCTAATGCACAATCAAGATGGTT TAATCTGTGGGTTGAGACAGCTGGCCAACGAGACGACTCAAGCTCTTCAA CTGTTCCTGAGAGCCACAACGGAGCTGCGGACATATACCATACTCAACCG TAAGGCAATTGATTTCTTGCTGCAGCGATGGGGCGGCACATGCCACATTC TGGGACCGGACTGCTGTATCGAACCACATGATTGGACCAAGAACATAACA GACAAAATTGATCAGATTATTCATGATTTTGTTGATAAAACCCTTCCGGA CCAGGGGGACAATGACAATTGGTGGACAGGATGGAGACAATGGATACCGG CAGGTATTGGAGTTACAGGCGTTATAATTGCAGTTATCGCTTTATTCTGT ATATGCAAATTTGTCTTTTAGTTTTTCTTCAGATTGCTTCATGGAAAAGC TCAGCCTCAAATCAATGAAACCAGGATTTAATTATATGGATTACTTGAAT CTAAGATTACTTGACAAATGATAATATAATACACTGGAGCTTTAAACATA GCCAATGTGATTCTAACTCCTTTAAACTCACAGTTAATCATAAACAAGGT TTGACATCAATCTAGTTATCTCTTTGAGAATGATAAACTTGATGAAGATT AAGAAAAAGCGGCCGCAGAGCTC The L gene was generated as 2 fragments (L-ABC, SEQ ID NO:1049; and L-DEFG, SEQ ID NO:1050).

L fragment 1: SEQ ID NO:1049 (L-ABC): GGCGCGCCTCGAGGAGGAAGATTAAGAAAAACTGCTTATTGGGTCTTTCC GTGTTTTAGATGAAGCAGTTGAAATTCTTCCTCTTGATATTAAATGGCTA CCCAACATACACAATACCCAGACGCTAGTTATCATCACCAATTGTATTGG ACCAATGTGACCTAGTCACTAGAGCTTGCGGGTTATATTCATCATACTCC CTTAATCCGCAACTACGCAACTGTAAACTCCCGAAACATATCTACCGTTT GAAATACGTGTAACTGTTACCAAGTTCTTGAGTGATGTACCAGTGGCGAC ATTGCCCATAGATTTCATAGTCCCAGTTCTTCTCAAGGCAATGTCAGGCA ATGGATTCTGTCCTGTTGAGCCGCGGTGCCAACAGTTCTAGATGAAATCA TTAAGTACACAATGCAAGATGCTCTCTTCTTGAAATATTATCTCAAAAAT GTGGGTGCTCAAGAAGACTGTGTTGATGAACACTTTCAAGAGAAAATCTT ATCTTCAATTCAGGGCAATGATTTTTACATCAAATGTTTTTCTGGTATGA TCTGGCTATTTTAACTCGAAGGGGTAGATTAAATCGAGGAAACTCTAGAT CAACATGGTTTGTTCATGATGATTTAATAGACATCTTAGGCTATGGGGAC TTGTTTTTTGGAAGATCCCAATTTCAATGTTACCACTGAACACACAAGGA ATCCCCCATGCTGCTATGGACTGGTATCAGGCATCAGTATTCAAAGAAGC GGTTCAAGGGCATACACACATTGTTTCTGTTTTACTGCCGACGTCTTGAT AATGTGCAAAGATTTAATTACATGTCGATTCAACACAACTCTAATCTCAA AAATAGCAGAGATTGAGGATCCAGTTTGTTCTGATTATCCCAATTTTAAG ATTGTGTCTATGCTTACCAGAGCGGAGATTACTTACTCTCCATATTAGGG TCTGATGGGTATAAAATTATTAAGTTCCTCGAACCATTGTGCTTGGCCAA AATTCAATTATGCTCAAAGTACACTGAACGAAAAGGGCGGTTTTAACACA AATGCATTTAGCTGTAAATCACACCCTAGAAGAAATTACAGAAATGCGTG CACTAAAGCCTTCACAGGCTCAAAAGATCCGTGAATTCCATAGAACATTG ATAAGGCTGGAGATGACGCCACAACACTTTGTGAGCTATTTTCCATTCAA AAACACTGGGGGCATCCTGTGCTACATAGTGAAACAGCAATCCAAAAAGT TAAAAAACATGCTACGGTGCTAAAAGCATTACGCCCTATAGTGATTTTCG AGACATCTGTGTTTTTAAATATAGTATTGCCAAACATTATTTTGATAGTC AAGGATCTTGGTACAGTGTTACTTCAGACCGATGTTTAACGCCGGGATTG AATTCTTATATCAAAAGAAATCAATTCCCTCCGTTGCAATGATTAAAGAA CTACTATGGGAATTTTACCACCTTGACCACCCTCCACTTTTCTCAACCAA AATTATTAGTGACTTAAGTATTTTTATAAAAGACAGAGCTACCGCAGTAG AAAGGACATGCTGGGATGAGTATTCGAGCCTAATGTTCTAGGATATAATC CACCTCACAAATTTAGTACTAAACGTGTACCGGAACAATTTTTAGAGCAA GAAAACTTTTCTATTGAGAATGTTCTTTCATACGCCCAAGAACTTAGGTT CTACTACCACAATATCGGAACTTTTCTTTCTCATTGAAAGAGAAAGAGTT GAATGTAGGTAGAACCTTCGGAAAATTGCCTTATCCGACTCGCAATGTTC AAACACTTTGTGAAGCTCTGTTAGCTGATGTCTTGCTAAAGCATTTCCTA GCAATATGATGGTAGTTACGGAACGTGAGCAAAAAGAAAGCTTATTGCAT CAAGCATCATGGCACCACACAAGTGATGATTTTGGTGAACATGCCACAGT TAGAGGGAGTACTTTGTAACTGATTTAGAGAAATACAATCTTGCATTTAG ATATGAGTTTACAGCACCTTTTATAGAATATTGCAACCGTTCCTATGGTG TTAAGAATGTTTTTAATTGGATGCATTATACAATCCCACAGTTTATATGC ATGTCAGTGATTATTATAATCCACCACATAACCTCACACTGGAGAATCGA GACAACCCCCCCGAAGGGCCTAGTTCATACAGGGGTCATATGGGAGGGAT TGAAGGACTGCAACAAAAACTCTGACAAGTATTTCATGTGCTCAAATTTC TTTAGTTGAAATTAAGACTGGTTTTAAGTTACGCTCAGCTGTGATGGGTG ACAATCAGTGCATTACTGTTTTATCAGTCTTCCCCTTAGAGACTGACGCA GACGGCAGGAACAGAGCGCCGAAGACAATGCAGCGAGGGTGGCCGCCAGC CTAGCAAAAGTTACAAGTGCCTGTGGAATCTTTTTAAAACCTGATGAGAC TTTCGTACACTCAGGTTTTATCTATTTTGGAAAAAACAATATTTGAATGG GGTCCAATTGCCTCAGTCCCTTAAAACGGCTACAAGAATGGCACCATTGT CTGATGCAATTTTTGATGATCTTCAAGGGACCCTGGCTAGTATAGGCACT GCTTTTGAGCGATCAACTCCGAAACTAGACATATCTTTCCTTGCAGGATA ACCGCAGCTTTCCATACGTTTTTTTCGGTGAGAATCTTGCAATATCATCA TCTCGGGTTCAATAAAGGTTTTGACCTTGGACAGTTAACACTCGGCAACC TCTGGATTTCGGAACAATATCATTGGCACTAGCGGTACCGCAGGTGCTTG GAGGGTTATCCTTCTTGAATCCTGAGAAATGTTTCTACCGGAATCTAGGA GATCCAGTTACCTCAGGCTTATTCCAGTAAAAACTTATCTCCGAATAGAG ACCTATTGAGCTCCACCGCGGTGGCGGCCGCTCTAGCCCGGGCGGATCCC CCGGGCTGCAGGAATTCGATATCAAGCTTATCGATACCGTCGACCTCGAG GGGGGGCCCGTACCTTACATCGCGTTAATTAACTAGTGGATCGATCCCCA ATTCG L fragment 2: SEQ ID NO:1050 (L-DEFG): CGCGACGTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCGAATTGGGCGCGCCCCGTCTCA GAATGATTGAGATGGATGATTTATTCTTACCTTTAATTGCGAAGAACCCT GGGAATTGTAGCGCAATTGACTTTGTGTAAATCCTAGCGGATTAAATGTC CCTGGGTCGCAAGACTTAACTTCATTTCTGCGCCAGATTGTACGCAGGAC CATCACCCTAAGTGCGAAAAACAAACTTATTAATACCTTATTTCATGCGT CAGCTGACTCGAAGACGAAATGGTTTGTAAATGGCTATTATCATCAACTC CTGTTATGAGTCGTTTTGCGGCCGATATCTTTTCACGCACGCCGAGCGGG AAGCGATTGCAAATTCTAGGATACCTGGAAGGAACACGCCATTATTAGCC TCTAAGATCATCAACAATAATACAGAGACACCGGTTTTGCACAGACTGAG GAAAATAACATTGCAAAGGTGGAGCCTATGGTTTAGTTATCTTGATCATT GTGATAATATCCTGGCGGAGCTTTAACCCAAATAACTTGCACAGTTGATT TAGCACAGATTCTGAGGGAATATTCATGGGCTCATATTTTAGAGGGAAGA CCTCTTATTGGAGCCACACTCCCATGTATGATTGAGCAATTCAAAGTGTT TGGCTGAAACCCTACGAACAATGTCCGCAGTGTTCAAATGCAAAGCAACC AGGTGGGAAACCATTCGTGTCAGTGGCAGTCAAGAAACATATTGTTAGTG CATGGCCGAACGCATCCCGAATAAGCTGGACTTCGGGGATGGAATCCCAT ACATTGGATCAAGGACAGAAGATAAGATAGGTCAGCCCGCTATTAAGCCG AGGTGTCCTTCCGCAGCCTTAAGAGAGGCCATTGAATTGGCGTCCCGTTT AACATGGGTAACTAAGGCAGTTCGAACAGTGACTTGCTAATAAAACCATT TTTGGAAGCACGAGTAAATTTAAGTGTTCAAGAAATACTTCAAATGACCC CTTCACATTACTCAGGAAATATTGTGCATCGGTATAACGATCAAACAGTC CTCATTCTTTCATGGCCAATCGTATGAGTAATTCAGCAACGCGCTTGATG GTATCTACAAACACTTTAGGTGAGTTTTCAGGAGGTGGCCAGTCTGCACG CGACAGCAATATTATTTTCCAGAATTTATAAATTATGCAGTTGCACTGTT CGATATTAAATTTAGAAACACTGAGGCTACAGATATCCAATATAATCGTG CTCACCTTCATCTAACTAAGTGTTGCACCCGGGAAGTACCAGCTCAGTAT TTAACAACACAACCACGCTAAATCTAGATTTAACAAGATACCGAGAAAAC GAATTGATTTATGACAGTAATCCTCTAAAAGGAGGACTCAATTGCAACTT ATCGATTGACAGTCCTTTTTTCCAAGGTAAACGGCTGACATTATAGAAGA TGATCTTATTCGACTGCCTCACTTATCTGGATGGGAGCTAGCCAAGACCA TCATGCAATCAATTATTTCAGATAGCAACAATTCATCTACAGACCCAATT AGCAGTGGAGAAACAAGACATTCACTACCCATTTCTTAACTTATCCCAAG ATAGGACTTCTGTACAGTTTTGGGGCCTTTGTAAGTTATTATCTTGGCAA TACAATTCTTTGCACGAAAAAGATCGGACTTGACAATTTTTTATATTACT AACTACTCAAATTCATAATCTACCACATCGCTCATTGCGAATACTTAAGC CAACATTCAAACATGCAAGCGTTATGTCACGGTTAATGAGTATTGATCCT CATTTTTCTATTTACATAGGCGGTGCTGCAGTGACAGAGGACTCTCAGAT GCGGCCAGGTTATTTTTGAGAACGTCCATTTCATCTTTTCTTACATTTGT AAAAGAATGGATAATTAATCGCGGAACAATTGTCCCTTTATGGATAGTAT ATCCGCTAGAGGTCAAAACCCAACACCTGTGAATAATTTTCTCTATCAGA TCGTAGAACTGCTGGTGCATGATTCATCAAGACAACAGGCTTTTAAAACT ACCATAAGTGATCATGTACATCCTCACGACAATCTTGTTTACCATGTAAG AGTACAGCCAGCAATTTCTTCCATGCATCATTGGCGTACTGGAGGAGCAG ACACAGAAACAGCAACCGAAAATACTTGGCAAGAGACTCTTCAACTGGAT CAAGCACAAACAACAGTGATGGTATATTGAGAGAAGTCAAGAACAAACCA CCAGAGATCCACATGATGGCACTGAACGGAATCTAGTCCTACAAATGAGC CATGAAATAAAAAGAACGACAATTCCACAAGAAAACACGCACCAGGGTCC GTCGTCCAGTCCTTTGTAAGTGACTCTGCTTGTGGTACAGCAAATCCAAA ACTAAATTTCGATCGATCGAGACACAATGTGAAATTTCAGGATCATAACT CGGCATCCAAGAGGGAAGGTCATCAAATAATCTCAACCGTCTAGTCCTAC CTTTCTTTACATTATCTCAAGGGACACGCCAATTAACGTCATCCAATGAG TCACAAACCCAAGACGAGATATCAAAGTACTTACGGCAATTGAGATCCGT CATTGATACTACCATAATTGTCGCTTCACCGGTATAGTCTCGTCCATGCA TTACAAACTTGATGAGGTCCTTTGGGAAATAGAGAGTTTCAAGTCGGCTG TGACGCTAGCAGAGGGAGAAGGTGCTGGTGCCTTACTATTGATTCAAAAT ACGGCGTTAAGAAGTTATTTTTCAACACGCTAGCTACTGAGTCCAGTATA GAGTCAGAAATAGTATCAGGAATGACTACTCCTAGGATGCTTCTACCTGT TATGTCAAAATTCCATAATGACCAAATTAGATTATTCTTAACAACTCAGC AAGCCAAATAACAGACATAACAAATCCTACTTGGTTTAAAGACCAAAGAG CAAGGCTACCTAAGCAAGTCGAGGTTATAACCATGGATGCAGAGACAACA GAGAATATAACAGATCGAAATTGTACGAAGCTGTATATAAATTGATCTTA CACCATATTGATCCTAGCGTATTGAAAGCAGTGGTCCTTAAAGTCTTTCT AAGTGATACTGAGGGTATGTTATGGCTAAATGATAATTTACCCCGTTTTT TGCCACTGGTTATTTAATTAAGCCAATAACGTCAAGTGCTAGATCTAGTG AGTGGTATCTTTGTCTGACGAACTTCTTATCAACTACACGTAAGATGCCA CACCAAAACCATCTCAGTTGTAACAGGTAATACTTACGGCATTGCAACTG CAAATTCAACCAAGCCCATACTGGCTAAGTCATTTAACTCAGTATGCTGA CTGTGAGTTACATTTAAGTTATATCCGCCTTGGTTTTCCATCATTAGAGA AATACTATACCACAGGTATAACCTCGTCGATTCAAAAAGAGGTCCACTAG TCTCTATCACTCAGCACTTAGCACATCTTAGAGCAGAGATTCGAGAATTA ACTAATGATTATAATCAACAGCGACAAAGTCGACCCAGACTTATCATTTT ATTCGTACTGCAAAAGGACGGATAACTAAACTAGTCAATGATTATTTAAA ATTCTTTCTTATTGTGCAAGCATTAAAACATAATGGGACATGGCAAGCTG AGTTTAAGAAATTACAGAGTTGATTAGTGTGTGCAATAGGTTCTACCATA TTAGAGATTGCAATTGTGAAGAACGTTTCTTAGTTCAAACCTTATATTTA CATAGAATGCAGGATTCTGAAGTTAAGCTTATCGAAAGGCTGACAGGCTT CTGAGTTTATTTCCGGATGGTCTCTACAGGTTTGATTGAATTACCGTGCA TAGTATCCTGATACTTGCAAAGGTTGGTTATTAACATACAGATTATAAAA AAGCGGCCGCAGAGCTCCAGCGGTGGGGCCGCCGGCGTCTAGCCCGGGCG GATCCCTGCAGGAATTCGATATCAAGCTTATCGATACCGTCGACCTCGAG GGCCCATGCAGGCCGGCCAGGTACCTTAGTTAATTAACAGCTTTTGTTCC CTTTAGTAGGGTTAATTGACGCGCTC VP24 (SEQ ID NO:1045): GGCGCGCCTCGAGGATGAAGATTAATGCGGAGGTCTGATAAGAATAAACC TTATTATTCAGATTAGGCCCCAAGAGGCATTCTTCATCTCCTTTTAGCAA AGTACTATTTCAGGGTAGTCCAATTAGTGGCACGTCTTTTAGCTGTATAT CAGTCGCCCCTAGGCTAGGGTTTATAGTTGTCTCTAAGCTAAATTGGTCT TGAACTAGTCTACTCGCAGAATCCTACCGGGAATAGACTAATTGAACTTA GCCGTTTAAAATTTAGTGCATAAATCTGGGCTAACACCACCAGGTCAACT CCATTGGCTGAAAAGAAGCTTACCTACAACGAACATCACTTTGAGCGCCC TCACAATTAAAAAATAGGAACGTCGTTCCAACAATCGAGCGCAAGGTTTC AATATTATACGGGTCCATTAATTTCAACAAAATATTGATACTCCAGACAC CAAGCAAGACCTGAGAAAAAACCATGGCTAAAGCTACGGGACGATACAAT CTAATATCGCCCAAAAAGGACCTGGAGAAAGGGGTTGTCTTAAGCGACCT CTGTAACTTCTTAGTTAGCCAAACTATTCAGGGGTGGAAGGTTTATTGGG CTGGTATTGAGTTTGATGTGAACCAAAAGGGTATTACCCTATTGCATAGA CTGAAAACTAATGACTTTGCCCCTGCATGGTCAATGACAAGGAATCTCTT TCCTCATTTATTTCAAAATCCGAATTCCACAATTGAATCACCGCTGTGGG CATTGAGAGTCATCCTTGCAGCAGGGATACAGGACCAGCTGATTGACCAG TCTTTGATTGAACCCTTAGCAGGAGCCCTTGGTCTGATCTCTGATTGGCT GCTAACAACCAACACTAACCATTTCAACATGCGAACACAACGTGTCAAGG AACAATTGAGCCTAAAAATGCTGTCGTTGATTCGATCCAATATTCTCAAG TTTATTAACAAATTGGATGCTCTACATGTCGTGAACTACAACGGATTGTT GAGCAGTATTGAAATTGGAACTCAAAATCATACAATCATCATAACTCGGA CTAATATGGGTTATCTTGTCGAGCTCCAAGAACCCGACAAATCTGCGATG GATATACGACACCCTGGGCCGGCGAAATTTTCCTTACTACATGAATCGAC ACTTAAAGCATTTACACAAGGATCCTCGACACGAATGCAAAGTTTGATTC TTGAATTTAATAGCTCTCTTGCTATCTAACTAAGGTAGAAAAAATTGTAC GATAGGGCTAACATTATGCTGACTCAATAGTTATCTTGACATCTCTGCTT TCATAATCAGATATATAAGCATAATAAATAAATACTCATATTTCTTGATA ATTTGTTTAACCACAGATAAATCCTCACTGTAAGCCAGCTTCCAAGTTGA CACCCTTACAAAAACCAGGACTCAGAATCCCTCAAACAAGAGATTCCAAG ACAACATCATAGAATTGCTTTATTATATGAATAAGCATTTTATCACCAGA AATCCTATATACTAAATGGTTAATTGTAACTGAACCCGCAGGTCACATGT GTTAGGTTTCACAGATTCTATATATTACTAACTCTAGAGCCCAAATTAAC ACGGTATAAGTAGATTAAGAAAAAAGCCTGAGGAAGATTAAGAAAAAGCG GCCGCATTAATTAA VP30 (SEQ ID NO:1046): GGCGCGCCTCGAGGATGAAGATTAAGAAAAAGGTAATCTTTCGATTATCT TTAATCTTCATCCTTGATTCTACAATCATGACAGTTGTCTTTAGTGACAA GGGAAAGAAGCCTTTTTATTAAGTTGTAATAATCAGATCTGCGAACCGGT AGAGTTTAGTTGCAACCTAACACACATAAAGCATTGGTCAAAAAGTCAAT AGAAATTTAAACAGTGAGTGGAGACAACTTTTAAATGGAAGCTTCGTGAG CGCGGGAGATCAAGGAATTCACGTGCCGACCAGCAAGGGATGGACACGAC CACCATGTTCGAGCACGATCATCATCCAGAGAGAATTATCGAGGTGAGTA CCGTCAATCAAGGAGCGCCTCACAAGTGCGCGTTCCTACTGTATTTCATA AGAAGAGAGTTGAACCATTAACAGTTCCTCCAGCACCTAAAGACATATGT CCGACCTTGAAAAAAGGATTTTTGTGTGACAGTAGTTTTTGCAAAAAAGA TCACCAGCTTGAAAGCCTAACCGACCGGGAATTACTCCTACTAATCGCCC GTAAGACTTGTGGATCAGTTGATTCATCGCTTAATATAACTGCACCCAAG GACTCGCGCTTAGCAAATCCAACGGCTGATGATTTCCAGCAAGAGGAAGG TCCAAAAAATTACTAGTCGAGACTGCTCAAGACGGCAGAACACTGGGCGA GACAAGACATCAGAACCATAGAGGATTCAAAATTAAGAGCATTGTTGACT CTATGTGCTGTGATGACGAGGAAATTCTCAAAATCCCAGCTGAGTCTTTT ATGTGAGACACACCTAAGGCGCGAGGGGCTTGGGCAAGATCAGGCAGAAC CCGTTCTCGAAGTATATCAACGATTACACAGTGATAAAGGAGGCAGTTTT GAAGCTGCACTATGGCAACAATGGGACCGACAATCCCTAATTATGTTTAT CACTGCATTCTTGAATATTGCTCTCCAGTTACCGTGTGAAAGTTCTGCTG TCGTTGTTTCAGGCCTACGCTTACTTGCCCCCCCAAGCGTTAATGAAGAA GCTTCAACCAACCCGGGGACATGCTCATGGTCTGATGAGGGTACCCCTTA ATAAGGCTGACTAAAACACTATATAACCTTCTACTTGATCACAATACTCC GTATACCTATCATCATATATTTAATCAAGACGATATCCTTTAAAACTTAT TCAGTACTATAATCACTCTCGTTTCAAATTAATAAGATGTGCATGATTGC CCTAATATATGAAGAGGTATGATACAACCCTAACAGTGATCAAAGAAAAT CATAATCTCGTATCGCTCGTAATATAACCTGCCAAGCATACTCCCTAGAA GCGTTGAATCTTGTACACAAATAATGTTTTACTCTACAGGAGGTAGCAAC GATCCATCCCATCAAAAAATAAGTATTTCATGACTTACTAATGATCTCTT AAAATATTAAGAAAAAGCGGCCGCATTAATTAA VP35 (SEQ ID NO:1047): GGTACCGCGATCGCGATGAAGATTAAAACCTTCATCATCCTTACGTCAAT TGAATTCTCTAGCACTCGAAGCTTATTGTCTTCAATGTAAAAGAAAAGCT GGTCTAACAAGATGACAACTAGAACAAAGGGCAGGGGCCATACTGCGGCC ACGACTCAAAACGACAGAATGCCAGGCCCTGAGCTTTCGGGCTGGATCTC TGAGCAGCTAATGACCGGCAAAATACCGCTAACCGACATCTTCTGTGATA TTGAGAACAATCCAGGATTATGCTACGCATCCCAAATGCAACAAACGAAG CCAAACCCGAAGACGCGCAACAGTCAAACCCAAACGGACCCAATTTGCAA TCATAGTTTTGAGGAGGTAGTACAAACATTGGCTTCATTGGCTACAGCTG TGCGTCGGCAAACCATCGCATCAGAATCATTAGAACAACGCATTACGAGT CTTGAGAATGGTCTAAAGCCAGTTTATGATATGGCAAAAACAATATCATC CCTGAATCGCAGCTGTGCTGAGATGGTTGCAAAATATGATCTTCTGGTGA TGACAACCGGTCGGGCAACAGCAACCGCTGCGGCAACTGAGGCTTATTGG GCCGAACATGGTCAACCACCACCAGGCCCATCATTGTACGAGGATGGTGC GATTCGGGGTAAATTGAAAGATCCGAACGGGACCGTCCCTCAAAGTGTTA GGGAGGCATTCAACAATCTAAACAGTACCACTTCACTAACTGAGGAAAAT TTCGGGCGACCTTACATTTCGGCAAAGGATTTGAGAAACATTATGTATGA TCACTTGCCTGGTTTTGGAACTGCTTTCCACCAATTAGTACAAGTGATTT GTAAATTGGGAAAAGATAGCAACTCATTGGACATCATTCATGCTGAGTTC CAGGCCAGCCTGGCTGAAGGAGACTCTCCTCAATGTGCCCTAATTCAAAT TACAAAAAGAGTTCCAATCTTCCAAGATGCTGCTCCACCTGTCATCCACA TCCGCTCTCGAGGTGACATTCCCCGAGCTTGCCAGAAAAGCTTGCGTCCA GTCCCACCATCGCCCAAGATTGATCGAGGTTGGGTATGTGTTTTTCAGCT TCAAGATGGTAAAACACTTGGACTCAAAATTTGAGCCAATGTAAGCTCAT TTTGCGATGGGCGAATAATAGCAGAGGCTTCAACTGCTGAACTATAGGGT ACGTTACATTAATGATACACTTGTGAGTATCAGCCCTGGATAATATAAGT CAATCCTAATCAATTGATAATATTGTTCATATCTCGCTAGCAGCTTAAAA TATAAATGTAATAGGAGCTATATCTCTGACAGTATTATAATCAATTGTTA TTAAGTAACCCAAACCAAAAGTGATGAAGATTAAGAAAAAGCGGCCGCAG AGCTC VP40 (SEO ID NO:1048): GGTACCTCGAGGATGAAGATTAAGAAAAACCTACCTCGGCTGAGAGAGTG TTTTTTCATTAACCTTCATCTTGTAAACGTTGAGCAAAATTGTTAAAAAT ATGAGGCGGGTTATATTGCCTACTGCTCCTCCTGAATATATGGAGGCCAT ATACCCTGTCAGGTCAAATTCAACAATTGCTAGAGGTGGCAACAGCAATA CAGGCTTCCTGACACCGGAGTCAGTCAATGGGGACACTCCATCGAATCCA CTCAGGCCAATTGCCGATGACACCATCGACCATGCCAGCCACACACCAGG CAGTGTGTCATCAGCATTCATCCTTGAAGCTATGGTGAATGTCATATCGG GCCCCAAAGTGCTAATGAAGCAAATCCCTATTTGGTTGCCTCTAGGTGTC GCTGATCAAAAGACCTACAGCTTTGACTCAACTACGGCCGCAATTATGCT CGCATCTTATACGATCACCCATTTCGGCAAGGCAACCAACCCCCTCGTTA GAGTGAATCGACTGGGTCCTGGAATCCCGGATCATCCCCTCAGGCTCCTG CGAATTGGAAACCAGGCTTTCCTCCAGGAGTTCGTTCTTCCGCCAGTCCA ACTACCCCAGTATTTCACCTTTGATTTGACAGCACTCAAACTGATCACCC AACCACTGCCTGCTGCAACATGGACCGATGACACTCCAACAGGATCAAAT GGAGCGTTGCGTCCAGGAATTTCATTTCATCCAAAACTTCGCCCCATTCT TTTACCCAACAAAAGTGGGAAGAAGGGGAACAGTGCCGATCTAACATCTC CGGAGAAAATCCAAGCAATAATGACTTCACTCCAGGACTTTAAGATCGTG CCAATTGATCCAGCCAAGAGTATCATTGGGATCGAGGTGCCAGAAACTCT GGTCCACAAGCTGACCGGTAAGAAGGTGACTTCTAAAAATGGACAACCAA TCATCCCTGTTCTTTTGCCAAAGTACATTGGGTTGGACCCGGTGGCTCCA GGAGACCTCACCATGGTAATCACACAGGATTGTGACACGTGTCATTCTCC TGCAAGTCTTCCAGCTGTGATTGAGAAGTAATTGCAATAATTGACTCAGA TCCAGTTTTATAGAATCTTCTCAGGGATAGCAACTCAATCGACTTTTAGG ACCGTCCATTAGAGGAGACACTTTTAATTGAAAAATGTACTAATCGGGTC AAGGACCATTGTCTTTTTTCTCTCCTAAATGTAGAACTTAACAAAAGACT CATAATATACTTGTTTTTAAAGGATTGATTGATGAAAGAACATGCATAAG CGATCCATACTTCGCCCTACTATAATCAATACGGTGATTCAAATGTTAAT CTTTCTCATTGCACATACTTTTTGCCCTTATCCTCAAATTGCCTGCATGC TTACATCTGAGGATAGCCAGTGTGACTTGGATTGGAAATGTGGAGAAAAA ATCGGGACCCATTTCTAGGTTGTTCACAATCCAAGTACAGACATTGCCCT TCTAATTAAGAAAAAAGCGGCCGCAGAGCTC

Other embodiments are in the claims. 

1. A double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of a human Ebola genome in a cell, wherein said dsRNA comprises at least two sequences that are complementary to each other and wherein a sense strand comprises a first sequence and an antisense strand comprises a second sequence comprising a region of complementarity which is substantially complementary to at least a part of a mRNA encoding Ebola, and wherein said region of complementarity is less than 30 nucleotides in length.
 2. The dsRNA of claim 1, wherein said first sequence is selected from the group consisting of the sense sequences of Table 2 and said second sequence is selected from the group consisting of the antisense sequences of Table
 2. 3. The dsRNA of claim 1, wherein said dsRNA comprises at least one modified nucleotide.
 4. The dsRNA of claim 2, wherein said dsRNA comprises at least one modified nucleotide.
 5. The dsRNA of claims 3, wherein said modified nucleotide is chosen from the group of: a 2′-O-methyl modified nucleotide, a nucleotide comprising a 5′-phosphorothioate group, and a terminal nucleotide linked to a cholesteryl derivative or dodecanoic acid bisdecylamide group.
 6. The dsRNA of claim 3, wherein said modified nucleotide is chosen from the group of: a 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro modified nucleotide, a 2′-deoxy-modified nucleotide, a locked nucleotide, an abasic nucleotide, 2′-amino-modified nucleotide, 2′-alkyl-modified nucleotide, morpholino nucleotide, a phosphoramidate, and a non-natural base comprising nucleotide.
 7. The dsRNA of claims 3, wherein said first sequence is selected from the group consisting of the sense sequences of Table 2 and said second sequence is selected from the group consisting of the antisense sequences of Table
 2. 8. The dsRNA of claim 6, wherein said first sequence is selected from the group consisting of the sense sequences of Table 2 and said second sequence is selected from the group consisting of the antisense sequences of Table
 2. 9. A cell comprising the dsRNA of claim
 1. 10. A pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the expression of a gene from an Ebola virus in an organism, comprising a dsRNA of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10, wherein said first sequence of said dsRNA is selected from the group consisting of the sense sequences of Table 2 and said second sequence is selected from the group consisting of the antisense sequences of Table
 2. 12. The-pharmaceutical composition of claim 10, wherein said first sequence of said dsRNA consists of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1029, and said second sequence consists of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
 1030. 13. A method for inhibiting the expression of a gene from an Ebola virus in a cell, the method comprising: (a) introducing into the cell a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) of claim 1; and (b) maintaining the cell produced in step (a) for a time sufficient to obtain degradation of the mRNA transcript of a gene from the Ebola virus, thereby inhibiting expression of a gene from the Ebola virus in the cell.
 14. A method of treating, preventing or managing pathological processes mediated by Ebola expression comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment, prevention or management a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a dsRNA of claim
 1. 15. A vector for inhibiting the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus in a cell, said vector comprising a regulatory sequence operably linked to a nucleotide sequence that encodes the dsRNA of claim
 1. 16. A cell comprising the vector of claim
 15. 17. The dsRNA of claim 1, wherein the dsRNA targets the VP35 of Ebola.
 18. The dsRNA of claim 1, wherein the dsRNA has a sense strand consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1029, and antisense strand consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1030.
 19. The dsRNA of claim 1, wherein said dsRNA, upon contact with a cell infected with Ebola virus, inhibits expression of a gene from the virus by at least 40%.
 20. The dsRNA of claim 1, wherein said region of complementarity is 15-30 nucleotides in length.
 21. The dsRNA of claim 1, wherein said region of complementarity is 19 and 24 nucleotides in length.
 22. The vector of claim 15, wherein said dsRNA, upon contact with a cell infected with Ebola virus, inhibits expression of a gene from the virus by at least 40%.
 23. The vector of claim 15, wherein said dsRNA is 15-30 base pairs in length.
 24. The vector of claim 15, wherein said dsRNA is 19-24 base pairs in length.
 25. A method of increasing life-span of a subject infected with an Ebola virus, comprising administering to the subject a dsRNA of claim 1 in an amount sufficient to increase the life-span of the subject.
 26. A method of decreasing viral titre in a subject infected with an Ebola virus, comprising administering to the subject a dsRNA of claim 1 in an amount sufficient to decrease viral titre in the subject.
 27. A method of sustaining platelet count in a subject infected with an Ebola virus, comprising administering to the subject a dsRNA of claim 1 in an amount sufficient to sustain platelet count.
 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the lymphocyte count of the subject is also sustained. 